Drive through · The Sharon
Driving through Kfar Saba
Ra'anana's larger neighbour, filmed end to end at normal speed — Weizmann and the walkable centre, the established residential quarters, Green Kfar Saba, the hospital area and the streets where the houses are. Filmed so the comparison with Ra'anana can be made on screen rather than on trust.
What a Kfar Saba drive actually shows you
Kfar Saba is where buyers end up after Ra'anana, and most of them arrive with a vague sense that it is 'similar but cheaper'. It is larger, it is greener in places, its centre is more walkable, and its newer district is a genuinely different product from anything Ra'anana has.
So the camera runs the whole city, and then crosses the boundary so the two can be compared directly.
The walkable centre
Weizmann Street and the streets around it, filmed on foot as well as by car, because walkability is the thing Kfar Saba has and its neighbours mostly do not.
Green Kfar Saba
The newer planned district, with modern blocks, parking and mamad as standard — the easiest stock here to judge from abroad.
The established quarters
Kaplan and the older residential areas, where most of the city actually lives.
The Ra'anana boundary
Crossed on film, so the price difference between the two cities can be weighed against the difference on the ground.
The run through Kfar Saba
The full drive starts at the station and finishes at the Ra'anana boundary. Times are from the start of the film.
The station and the eastern side 00:00
Where the city connects to Tel Aviv, and the commuter streets around it.
Weizmann Street and the centre 03:40
The commercial spine, filmed slowly, with the older apartment stock either side.
The established quarters 07:30
Kaplan and the settled residential areas, mature streets and mid-market stock.
Green Kfar Saba 11:00
The newer planned district: modern blocks, contemporary layouts, and the part of the city easiest to assess remotely.
Around Meir hospital 14:40
The employment anchor and the streets around it, with the rental demand that follows.
The house streets 17:30
Where the cottages and two-family homes are, and how they compare with Ra'anana's.
Across to Ra'anana 20:30
The boundary crossing, filmed continuously so the two cities can be compared rather than imagined.
Every Kfar Saba film we have
The full drive, the sections worth seeing on their own, and the timed commute tests.
Kfar Saba, end to end
Station, centre, established quarters, Green Kfar Saba, the hospital area and the house streets.
The centre, on foot
Weizmann Street and the surrounding blocks at walking pace, which is how the centre is actually used.
Green Kfar Saba
The newer district on its own, for buyers who want modern stock without leaving the Sharon.
Kfar Saba and Ra'anana
Both cities in one continuous run, so the price gap can be weighed against the ground.
Kfar Saba to Tel Aviv
Rail and road on the same morning, filmed in parallel.
Kfar Saba to the tech corridor
Herzliya Pituach and the Ra'anana business park at the morning peak, timed.
The one thing a drive through Kfar Saba will not answer
The honest position on Kfar Saba is that it is not a compromise. It is a larger city with a better centre, a hospital, a station and its own character, and it happens to cost less than the city next door for equivalent stock. Buyers who treat it as second-choice Ra'anana tend to look at the wrong streets.
What film cannot tell you is community. The English-speaking population here is smaller and less structured than Ra'anana's, and most Anglo households treat the two cities as one place. Whether that works for you is a question for people already doing it, not for a camera.
Kfar Saba: questions from the footage
Is Kfar Saba cheaper than Ra'anana?
Typically somewhat, for equivalent stock, and the two cities share a border and much of their daily infrastructure. The drive crosses the boundary so the comparison can be made on screen.
Is there an Anglo community in Kfar Saba?
Yes, though smaller and less structured than Ra'anana's. Most English-speaking households use both cities' shuls, schools and shops.
Does Kfar Saba have a train station?
Yes, on the eastern line, with direct services towards Tel Aviv, and route 531 as the main road link.
What is Green Kfar Saba?
The newer planned district on the city's edge, with modern apartment blocks, mamad and parking as standard — the easiest stock in the city to assess from abroad.
Is the centre walkable?
More so than most of the Sharon, which is a genuine point of difference. The walking film covers it at the pace it is actually used.
Where are the houses?
In the established quarters and the older streets. Kfar Saba has a substantial stock of houses and two-family homes, which is what draws Anglo families out of apartments.
The neighbouring drives
Nobody buys in the Sharon without comparing. These are filmed to the same standard, so they can be watched back to back.
Ra'anana
The neighbouring city, more Anglo, typically more expensive for equivalent stock.
Drive throughHod HaSharon
Lower-rise and house-heavy, four merged villages with a station on the eastern line.
Drive throughHerzliya
Pituach and the rest — the coastal side and the ordinary city behind it.
Drive throughRosh Ha'ayin
Newer stock at lower prices, east along route 5 with its own station.
Seen the streets. Now the numbers.
The drive is one part of the Kfar Saba file. The area profile, the quarterly market analysis, the current projects and the remote purchase guide are all filmed and written to the same standard.