Rent in Beit Shemesh 2026 — What It Costs, by Size and Neighborhood

October 2026 · by DIRA Real Estate · 7 min read

By sizeHow much is rent in Beit Shemesh?

A 4-room apartment in Beit Shemesh rented for an average of about ₪4,695 a month in Q3 2025, and a 3-room apartment for about ₪3,748 in Q1 of the same year. These are CBS figures as published by Nadlan Center. Each quarter the CBS publishes only some cities and sizes, so the table joins four separate releases. It is not a continuous series for one apartment type, but the direction is clear.

In three of these four releases Beit Shemesh posted the sharpest rise in Israel for the size measured: 7.4% and 9% for 3-room apartments, and 8.3% for 4-room apartments. For comparison, the national average across all apartments rose 4.3% in the year to Q2 2025 (₪4,878). Even a 4-room apartment in Beit Shemesh (₪4,695) is still cheaper than the national average across all sizes, but the city's pace of increase is nearly double.

The gapWhy are listings higher than the CBS average?

Because the CBS measures every rented apartment in its sample, including families who have lived in the same apartment for years and renewed their lease. A listing on Yad2 or in a WhatsApp group is always a price for a new tenant, and the gap between the two is widening. In the year to July 2026, tenants who renewed saw a 2.6% rise, while new tenants paid 4.7% more (CBS release 257/2026, national figure). If you are looking now, budget by the listings, not by the average.

By neighborhoodWhat does it cost to rent in each neighborhood?

The median in the rental listings we tracked in June 2026 ran from about ₪5,000 in Ramah Gimmel to about ₪7,000 in Neve Shamir. These are asking prices in Beit Shemesh real-estate groups, not contract prices, and they are not split by size. The two most expensive neighborhoods on the list, Neve Shamir and Ramat Avraham, are also the newest.Sale prices for the same neighborhoods are in our price guide.

* DIRA tracking of rental listings in Beit Shemesh real-estate groups, June 2026. Median asking price, all sizes combined. Our data has no numeric median for M3 or the Old City.

Granny flatsWhat should you know about renting a yechidat diyur?

A yechidat diyur (a self-contained unit inside or beside a family home) is a common search in Beit Shemesh, but there is no official figure for it: the CBS does not publish units separately, and we found no reliable source for an average. The price depends almost entirely on the unit itself. A unit is usually part of a private home, so you will find them mainly in neighborhoods with private houses, such asM3. Four questions before you sign:

• Meters: is there a separate electricity and water meter, or is the bill split by agreement with the owner?
• Arnona (municipal tax): is the unit registered with the municipality as a separate property, and whose name is on the bill?
• Permit: is the unit approved? Check with the municipality. An unpermitted unit is mainly the owner's risk, but it can cut your tenancy short.
• Damp: ground-floor and partly below-ground units tend to get damp. Visit once after rain if you can.

No brokerWhat does renting without a broker save, and what should you check?

Renting without a broker saves the brokerage fee. In Beit Shemesh owners list apartments directly in neighborhood WhatsApp groups and on Yad2, and the phrase “without a broker” appears in almost every rental search for the city. What a broker would do for you, you do yourself:

• Who owns it: ask for a land-registry extract (nesach tabu) or a rights confirmation, and make sure the person signing is the owner or holds their power of attorney.
• Condition in writing: photograph every room on move-in day and send the photos to the owner. That is what protects your deposit when you leave.
• Extra costs: ask up front what the building fee (va'ad bayit) and arnona come to. In new towers with lifts and a lobby, as in Neve Shamir, also ask what the building fee covers.
• The lease: guarantees, repairs, an extension option and indexation. For legal questions about the lease, see a lawyer. This is not an area to rely on a blog for.

DIRA is not a brokerage and does not rent out apartments. If you are weighing buying instead of renting, our buyers page explains how we work with a licensed agent.

Sources: CBS figures as published by Nadlan Center — 17 Feb 2025, 19 May 2025, 17 Aug 2025, 18 Nov 2025; CBS release 257/2026 (14 Aug 2026) as summarised by Klikat Nadlan; DIRA tracking of rental listings in Beit Shemesh real-estate groups (June 2026). Figures are indicative.