How Good to be Home? Satisfaction with Place of Residence and the Importance of Environmental Factors Regarding personal security, safety is strongly correlated with residential satisfaction; however, it's relative influence declined from 2014 to 2021, particularly concerning perceptions of safety at night. Transportation-related variables, including satisfaction with transportation infrastructure and public transit, were found to have significantly lower predictive power than other categories. Another key finding is the variation in satisfaction levels by locality size: residents of small localities (fewer than 2,000 residents) expressed significantly higher satisfaction compared to those living in medium or large settlements. Additionally, residential satisfaction in predominantly Arab localities was markedly lower than in predominantly Jewish localities, with much of this disparity attributable to environmental factors—especially public cleanliness and the quality of open spaces. Figure 1 presents the odds ratios for selected variables identified as significant predictors of residential satisfaction, based on logistic regression models for 2014 and 2021. The dotted horizontal line represents an odds ratio of 1, above which a variable has a positive effect on satisfaction. Variables with statistically significant effects at the 5% level are displayed, and confidence intervals are denoted by vertical lines at the top of each bar. The bars for 2014 are presented in lighter shades, allowing for clear visual comparison with 2021. Color coding distinguishes between variable categories: community (orange), environmental (green), security (red), and transportation (blue). iv
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