Living in Beersheba (באר שבע)

Beersheba (באר שבע) is a city in Southern (מחוז הדרום), Israel, home to 186,600 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are digital natives (top 15%, #23 of 162), car-free households (top 22%, #27 of 128), city lovers (top 26%, #34 of 134).

Residents186,600

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport85 km (Ben Gurion International)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km458,700 people

Sea coast46 km

Climate typeHot semi-arid (BSh)

Terrain around itabout 310 m, height range 250 m

Main railway line2.2 km

Border with Palestine15 km

Distance to Jerusalem71 km

Within 10 km243,860 people

Winter daylight10 h 07 min, sunset 15:43

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Good to know about Beersheba (באר שבע)

The border with Palestine is 15 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 10 h 07 min and sets around 15:43; in late June it sets around 18:48.

How Beersheba (באר שבע) 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 Southern (מחוז הדרום)
Young family	32	#320 of 407	#47 of 61	Map
Low-income household	57	#88 of 198	#12 of 26	Map
Low-income family	42	#109 of 197	#13 of 25	Map
Single parent	43	#81 of 170	#9 of 24	Map
Pensioner couple	39	#231 of 232	#30 of 31	Map
Single pensioner	25	#226 of 232	#30 of 31	Map
Early retiree	49	#209 of 212	#25 of 26	Map
Single professional	55	#55 of 159	#3 of 23	Map
Young professional	59	#48 of 149	#2 of 23	Map
DINKS	55	#51 of 106	#2 of 16	Map
Remote worker	62	#163 of 171	#20 of 25	Map
Commuter	69	#59 of 214	#4 of 31	Map
Car-free household	69	#27 of 128	#2 of 21	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	60	#72 of 197	#11 of 25	Map
Budget-constrained mover	54	#148 of 234	#18 of 32	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	59	#34 of 134	#2 of 21	Map
Expat professional	50	#91 of 171	#11 of 25	Map
Healthcare-first mover	17	#223 of 232	#28 of 31	Map
Nature-focused household	31	#406 of 519	#87 of 89	Map
Cross-border commuter	68	#194 of 411	#22 of 63	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	27	#366 of 411	#63 of 63	Map
Rural value seeker	32	#427 of 519	#88 of 89	Map
High-net-worth mover	48	#346 of 411	#48 of 63	Map
Lottery winner	72	#46 of 688	#3 of 141	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	55	#227 of 234	#31 of 32	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	54	#121 of 234	#17 of 32	Map
Digital native	69	#23 of 162	#1 of 23	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)99
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)99
Foundation95
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)90
Lifestyle and amenities81
Mobility and connectivity80
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
National border nearby (straight line)72
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)71
Affordability63
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)55
Flat land (terrain relief)54
Jobs and economy37
Green space35
Education and family35
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)33
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)27
Health and elderly27
Sea or lake shore25
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)14
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)6
Safety and community3
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto 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.