Tel Aviv area

Givat Shmuel

A small city next to Bar-Ilan University, just east of Tel Aviv, popular with young professionals and families. It has a mixed religious and secular population and Israel's largest community of English-speaking lone immigrants (about 950 students, young professionals and young families). It is growing as two new neighborhoods are built.

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What draws people

Israel's largest community of English-speaking lone immigrants, about 950 people; the local olim group (GSC) has over 900 members. source ((opens in a new tab))
Next to the Bar-Ilan University campus. source ((opens in a new tab))
About 17 min by bus 70 to Tel Aviv's Savidor station. source ((opens in a new tab))

What to weigh

No train station or light rail stop in the sources checked; Rome2rio lists only bus and taxi to Tel Aviv. source ((opens in a new tab))
Expected to grow from 26,000 to 40,000 residents as two new neighborhoods are built, so there is ongoing construction. source ((opens in a new tab))

The facts

Region: Tel Aviv area
Population: 29,405 (2024 estimate)CBS 'Regional Statistics' as cited on Wikipedia.source ((opens in a new tab))
English-speaking community: Large (4 out of 5)· judgment call
French-speaking community: Small (2 out of 5)· judgment call
Russian-speaking community: Unknown
Religious mix: MixedMixed: 'Demographics are mixed religious/secular.'source ((opens in a new tab))
Rent (family-size apartment): No reliable figure found
To Tel Aviv: About 17 min to Tel Aviv by busAbout 17 min by bus 70 to Tel Aviv Savidor, or about 10 min by taxi (Rome2rio estimates).source 1 ((opens in a new tab))source 2 ((opens in a new tab))
To Jerusalem: About 49 min to Jerusalem by busAbout 49 min by bus 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: Medium (3 out of 5)· judgment call
Quiet: Medium (3 out of 5)· judgment call

Why these scores

English-speaking community: Wikipedia: 'Giv'at Shmuel is home to Israel's largest community of lone immigrants' from English-speaking countries (about 950). NBN: the GSC has over 900 members. Judgment call. source ((opens in a new tab))
French-speaking community: NBN: the municipal services brochure is given out in French and English. No figures. Judgment call. source ((opens in a new tab))
Russian-speaking community: No source opened mentions Russian speakers. Left blank. source ((opens in a new tab))
For families: Judgment: NBN says it is popular with young professionals and families; the Anglo community leans toward students and singles. source ((opens in a new tab))
Quiet: Judgment: small city surrounded by major highways next to a university. source ((opens in a new tab))

Sources

Checked 8 November 2026

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