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Caesarea

An upscale resort town midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, beside Herod's ancient port of Caesarea Maritima. The only Israeli locality run by a private company, the Rothschild-founded Caesarea Development Corporation, with Israel's only 18-hole golf course. The site also covers Or Akiva and Binyamina next door.

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What draws people

Beaches, the national park and the Roman aqueduct on the doorstep. source ((opens in a new tab))
About 45 km to both Tel Aviv and Haifa; trains from nearby Binyamina. source ((opens in a new tab))
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, about 5 km away. source ((opens in a new tab))

What to weigh

One of Israel's most upscale communities: mostly private homes. source ((opens in a new tab))
No station in town: about 1 h to Tel Aviv by train from Binyamina, 2 h to Jerusalem by bus (Rome2rio estimates). source ((opens in a new tab))

The facts

Region: North
Population: 5,633 (2024 estimate)source ((opens in a new tab))
English-speaking community: Small (2 out of 5)· judgment call
French-speaking community: Unknown
Russian-speaking community: Unknown
Religious mix: Mostly secularMostly secular town; Or Akiva and Binyamina nearby have state-religious and AMIT schools, shuls and mikvaot.source ((opens in a new tab))
Rent (family-size apartment): No reliable figure found
To Tel Aviv: About 1 h 6 min to Tel Aviv by trainAbout 1 h 6 min by train from Binyamina or 1 h 7 min by bus via the Or Akiva interchange; about 42 min by car (Rome2rio estimates).source 1 ((opens in a new tab))source 2 ((opens in a new tab))
To Jerusalem: About 2 h 1 min to Jerusalem by busAbout 2 h 1 min by bus 980 then 400 (Rome2rio estimate).source 1 ((opens in a new tab))source 2 ((opens in a new tab))
Train station: No
Light rail: No
For families: High (4 out of 5)· judgment call
Quiet: Very high (5 out of 5)· judgment call

Why these scores

English-speaking community: No NBN community guide; business tycoons from Israel and abroad keep homes there (Wikipedia). Judgment call. source ((opens in a new tab))
French-speaking community: No source opened mentions French speakers. Left blank. source ((opens in a new tab))
Russian-speaking community: No source opened gives a figure. Left blank. source ((opens in a new tab))
For families: Judgment: an elementary school in town, more schools in Or Akiva and Binyamina. source ((opens in a new tab))
Quiet: Judgment: a small town of private homes. source ((opens in a new tab))

Some spellings of this name in other languages aren't confirmed by a source yet.

Sources

Checked 11 November 2026

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