Eupen’s 19,677 residents live across 96 km², and the average age is 41. Owners account for 55% of residents, while average annual net income per capita is €18,124. The population is 51% women and includes 84.4% Belgian, 7.4% German, 0.6% Russian, 0.6% Bosnian and Herzegovinian, 0.6% Turkish, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Dutch and 5.4% other nationalities. Homes average about 5.7 rooms; the Belgian average is 6. The average building age is around 1950. Across the building stock, 31.3% are detached houses, farms and castles, 26.5% semi-detached houses, 20.8% apartment buildings and blocks, 16.2% terraced houses, 3.9% commercial houses and 1.4% other types.
There are currently 0 houses for rent in Eupen. The supplied average monthly rent for a house is €0, and the listed minimum and maximum are both €0. The municipality averages 1.1 cars per household. The A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 has a motorway entrance 4 minutes by car from the centre, on the route connecting Brussels, Leuven, Liège and Eupen with Aachen. The A27 / E42 entrance, serving Battice, Verviers, Malmedy and Sankt-Vith and continuing towards Bitburg, is 13 minutes away by car. Local main roads include the N61, N67, N68, L 106 and B 258.
TEC bus connections include line 14 from Eupen via Eynatten to Aachen, line 396 to Kelmis and Vaals, line 722 via Raeren and Eynatten to Köpfchen/Lichtenbusch, line 723 to Welkenraedt and line 725 between Verviers, Eupen and Bellmerin. Stations listed nearest to the centre are Eupen, Welkenraedt, Dolhain-Gileppe, Hergenrath and Hergenrath-Frontiere. There is no nursery, nursery school or primary school in the municipality; Pater-Damian-Sekundarschule is the listed secondary school.
For shopping, the town has 2 Carrefour supermarkets and 1 each of Trafic, Aldi, Lidl, Colruyt and Delhaize. There are 4 electric-vehicle charging stations in Eupen. Shared bicycles and shared cars are not listed as available. Liège Airport is 30 minutes away by car, or 100 minutes by public transport. These details describe the local context for anyone looking at house rentals in Eupen.