Apartment listings make up most of the current sale choice in Ganshoren: there are 81 flats for sale, compared with 5 houses. The average price for a flat is €272,014. Current asking prices range from €145,000 to €535,000. The commune has 24,902 residents within 2.4 km², with an average age of 38. Women account for 52.2% of the population, while 54% of residents are tenants in their homes. Average annual net income per person is €15,020. Residents are 78.2% Belgian, 5.8% Romanian, 2.5% Moroccan, 1.8% French, 1.7% Polish, 1.5% Italian, 1.3% Spanish and 7.2% other nationalities.
The housing stock is predominantly apartment buildings: 75.7% of buildings are apartment buildings and 24.3% are houses. More specifically, 73.3% of buildings are buildings and flat blocks, 21% are closed-type houses, 2.6% commercial houses, 2.4% semi-closed-type houses, 0.5% other types and 0.1% open-type houses, farms or castles. Buildings were generally built around 1956. The average number of rooms in Ganshoren is about 5, below the national average of 6. Households own an average of 0.7 cars, compared with the Belgian average of 1.3.
The R0 entrance is a 4-minute drive from the centre, and the A12 access is 5 minutes away. Local road connections include the R20 and N290. Tram STIB line 9 runs between Simonis and Arbre Ballon. Bus options include De Lijn 214, serving Brussels, Asse and Aalst, plus STIB routes 13, 53, 83 and 87. Stations close to the town centre are Simonis, Jette, Thurn en Taxis / Tour et Taxis, Sint-Agatha-Berchem / Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and Bockstael.
There are 24 nurseries, 8 nursery schools, 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools in the commune. Among the named options are Stadsparadijs nursery, Centre Scolaire Notre-Dame De La Sagesse Ecole Maternelle “la Colombe”, Vrije Basisschool - Heilig-Hartcollege and Centre Scolaire Notre-Dame De La Sagesse. Everyday shopping includes 2 Carrefour supermarkets, 1 Louis Delhaize and 1 Delitraiteur. Ganshoren also has 7 Villo! bike-share stations, 4 Cambio car-share stations and 4 electric-vehicle charging stations. Brussels Airport can be reached in 14 minutes by car or 55 minutes by public transport.