Character and Identity: Kfar Saba is one of the cleanest middle-class garden cities in Israel - a leafy, tree-lined commuter city with a strong reputation for parks, schools and public services.
National Role: Kfar Saba serves as the eastern shoulder of the Sharon region, hosts Meir Medical Center and the Israeli Air Force's Tel Nof support functions, and is a primary catchment for Tel Aviv-bound commuters via train and Highway 6.
Historical Development: Founded in 1903 as one of the earliest moshavot of the Second Aliyah, Kfar Saba developed slowly until the 1950s, then grew rapidly into a 105,000-resident city centered around HaRaakim park and Weizmann Boulevard.
Interesting Fact: Kfar Saba consistently ranks among Israel's top three cities in resident satisfaction surveys, partly because it has the highest park-area-per-capita in the Sharon region.
Annual price growth: 5.5% · Forecast: positive · up
Area: Central Israel · city · Investment category: mid-range · Population: 105,000 · 38,000 apartments · 1,100 new units/year