Tel Aviv area
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Israel's main center for business, culture and dining, in a metropolitan area of more than 4 million people.
English-speaking community
Large (4 out of 5)Facts and sources
Tel Aviv area
Ramat Gan
A garden city founded in 1921 right next to Tel Aviv: the Diamond Exchange towers, Sheba Medical Center (Israel's largest hospital), Bar-Ilan University, the Safari and a big National Park. The municipality has an Anglo oleh coordinator and an international community group.
What draws people
- Anglo oleh coordinator at the municipality and the RG International Community group. source ((opens in a new tab))
- Sheba Medical Center, Israel's largest hospital, is in the city. source ((opens in a new tab))
- About 8 min to central Tel Aviv by bus 161; the Red Line light rail runs along Jabotinsky Road. source ((opens in a new tab))
What to weigh
- No municipal incentives for olim at present, according to NBN. source ((opens in a new tab))
- One of the most densely populated cities in Israel. source ((opens in a new tab))
The facts
- Region
- Tel Aviv area
- Population
- 172,242 (2024 estimate)source ((opens in a new tab))
- English-speaking community
- Medium (3 out of 5)· judgment call
- French-speaking community
- Unknown
- Russian-speaking community
- Unknown
- Religious mix
- Mixed, leaning secularMostly secular and traditional (62% voted for the centre-left bloc in 2022), with 112 synagogues and two yeshivot.source ((opens in a new tab))
- Rent (family-size apartment)
- No reliable figure found
- To Tel Aviv
- About 8 min to Tel Aviv by busAbout 8 min by bus 161 to Tel Aviv City Hall (Rome2rio estimate); the Red Line light rail on Jabotinsky Road.source 1 ((opens in a new tab))source 2 ((opens in a new tab))
- To Jerusalem
- About 44 min to Jerusalem by trainAbout 44 min by train from Tel Aviv Savidor or bus 480 (Rome2rio estimates).source 1 ((opens in a new tab))source 2 ((opens in a new tab))
- Train station
- Yes
- Light rail
- Yes
- For families
- High (4 out of 5)· judgment call
- Quiet
- Fairly low (2 out of 5)· judgment call
Why these scores
- English-speaking community
- NBN lists an Anglo oleh coordinator and the municipal RG International Community group; no figure given. 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: NBN cites strong schools and well-kept neighbourhood parks; the Safari and National Park. source ((opens in a new tab))
- Quiet
- Judgment: a dense city next to Tel Aviv, with quieter garden neighbourhoods in the south-east. source ((opens in a new tab))
Some spellings of this name in other languages aren't confirmed by a source yet.
Sources
- Nefesh B'Nefesh community guide: Ramat Gan ((opens in a new tab))
- Wikipedia: Ramat Gan ((opens in a new tab))
- Rome2rio: Ramat Gan to Tel Aviv ((opens in a new tab))
- Rome2rio: Ramat Gan to Jerusalem ((opens in a new tab))
Checked 11 November 2026
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