Living in Umm el Faḥm (אם אל פחם)

Umm el Faḥm (אם אל פחם) is a large place in Haifa (מחוז חיפה), Israel, home to 56,109 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are cross-border commuters (top 22%, #89 of 411), nature lovers (top 48%, #244 of 519), rural value seekers (top 55%, #283 of 519).

Residents56,109

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport62 km (Ben Gurion International)

Nearest city of 100k+34 km

Within 30 km1,001,700 people

Sea coast24 km

Climate typeMediterranean, hot summer (Csa)

Terrain around itabout 280 m, height range 220 m

Main railway line19.2 km

Border with Palestine1 km

Distance to Jerusalem82 km

Within 10 km135,267 people

Winter daylight10 h 01 min, sunset 15:38

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Good to know about Umm el Faḥm (אם אל פחם)

The border with Palestine is 1 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 10 h 01 min and sets around 15:38; in late June it sets around 18:50.

How Umm el Faḥm (אם אל פחם) ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Israel. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Regional data: official figures on education and family, jobs and economy and safety and community, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

Profile	Score	In Israel	In Haifa (מחוז חיפה)
Young family	17	#391 of 407	#43 of 45	Map
Low-income household	48	#160 of 198	#28 of 29	Map
Low-income family	28	#183 of 197	#27 of 29	Map
Single parent	26	#159 of 170	#26 of 27	Map
Pensioner couple	40	#230 of 232	#33 of 33	Map
Single pensioner	23	#231 of 232	#33 of 33	Map
Early retiree	59	#180 of 212	#28 of 31	Map
Single professional	33	#117 of 159	#20 of 26	Map
Young professional	36	#117 of 149	#21 of 27	Map
DINKS	34	#88 of 106	#19 of 23	Map
Remote worker	71	#100 of 171	#13 of 27	Map
Commuter	44	#195 of 214	#30 of 32	Map
Car-free household		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	48	#172 of 197	#28 of 29	Map
Budget-constrained mover	51	#195 of 234	#32 of 33	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	36	#93 of 134	#15 of 26	Map
Expat professional	39	#145 of 171	#27 of 27	Map
Healthcare-first mover	0	#231 of 232	#33 of 33	Map
Nature-focused household	53	#244 of 519	#23 of 54	Map
Cross-border commuter	76	#89 of 411	#9 of 45	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	38	#291 of 411	#39 of 45	Map
Rural value seeker	49	#283 of 519	#24 of 54	Map
High-net-worth mover	49	#323 of 411	#32 of 45	Map
Lottery winner	63	#143 of 688	#17 of 65	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	61	#197 of 234	#28 of 33	Map
Coastal living	60	#195 of 202	#33 of 33	Map
Business owner	40	#193 of 234	#32 of 33	Map
Digital native	40	#110 of 162	#18 of 27	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

National border nearby (straight line)100
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)93
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
Lifestyle and amenities82
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)78
Foundation76
Mobility and connectivity72
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)71
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)70
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)64
Sea or lake shore63
Affordability62
Flat land (terrain relief)59
Green space58
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)34
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)34
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)33
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)31
Jobs and economy30
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)19
Safety and community18
Port access (major sea or inland port)8
Education and family5
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance1
Crypto hub within commuting distance1
Health and elderly0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.