There are 2 houses for rent in Genappe / Genepiën. Rents currently range from €1,400 to €1,850 per month, and the average monthly rent is €1,625. Houses make up the larger part of the local housing stock: 90% of dwellings are houses, compared with 10% apartment buildings. The average building dates from 1938, while homes have an average of 6.2 rooms. In the overall building-type breakdown, 49.2% are detached houses, farms or castles, 22% semi-detached houses, 16.1% terraced houses, 9.7% buildings and apartment blocks, 1.7% commercial houses and 1.3% other types.
Genappe / Genepiën has 15,427 inhabitants across 90.3 km². The average age is about 40, and 74% of residents own their homes. Average net income is €21,262 per person per year. The population is 50.8% women; nationalities are 94.3% Belgian, 1.7% French, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Romanian, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Polish and 1.6% other. The N5, N5g, N93, N237 and N271 serve the area. By car, the R0 entrance is 11 minutes from the town centre, and the A7 / E19 - E42 entrance is 13 minutes away.
The commune has 9 bus lines. Among them are TEC line 19 from Nivelles to Ottignies, line 28 from Genappe through Tangissart to Ottignies, line 365a from Bruxelles to Jumet (Madeleine), line 568 from Nivelles through Marbais to Fleurus, and express line E4 from Nivelles to Louvain-la-Neuve. There is no metro or tram service listed. Stations in the area include La Roche (Brabant), Villers-La-Ville, Lillois, Faux and Nijvel / Nivelles. Shops include 2 Carrefour stores, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Delitraiteur, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize.
Families can use 13 nurseries, 10 nursery schools, 10 primary schools and 1 secondary school, Ecole Secondaire Nespa-Bw. Examples of named childcare and schools are F. F., Morgane Descamps, Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-Jean, Ecoles Communales De Genappe, Ecole Fondamentale Communale De Baisy-Thy and Ecole Communale Fondamentale. There is 1 electric-vehicle charging station in the commune. Shared bicycles and shared cars are not currently available. Brussels South Charleroi Airport can be reached in 18 minutes by car or 96 minutes by public transport.