Forest / Vorst is a municipality in the Brussels-Capital region with 56,289 inhabitants living in an area of 6.3 km². The population has a slight majority of women at 51.6%, and the average age is close to 37 years. Most residents are tenants, with 60% renting their homes instead of owning them. The average net income is around 14,812€ per year, which reflects a modest earning level for the area. There is a diverse mix of nationalities, with 65.9% Belgian nationals and notable minorities from France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Morocco, and Spain among others.
Housing in Forest consists mainly of apartment buildings, which make up 63.8% of the residential stock, while houses represent 36.2%. Among the buildings, nearly 61% are flats or blocks, and about 32% are closed-type houses. The average size of accommodations is smaller than the national average, with typically fewer than 4.8 rooms. Most buildings date back to around 1929. Currently, there are 35 houses for sale in Forest, with prices ranging significantly from 295,000€ to as high as 5,500,000€. The average price for a house to buy is about 1,247,343€.
Travel connections include quick access to the Brussels ring road (R0) within 4 minutes by car from the town centre, and the A4/E411-E25 motorway can be reached in about 14 minutes. Public transport options include several tram lines such as the STIB's lines 3, 4, 51, 82 and 97, along with numerous bus lines. For those with children, Forest offers a range of childcare facilities with 29 nurseries and 26 nursery schools, plus primary and secondary education options.
Supermarket options in the area include multiple stores such as Delhaize, Carrefour, Aldi and Lidl among others. Shared mobility options include bike rentals via Villo! available at 17 stations and car sharing through 13 Cambio stations. Although no electric vehicle charging stations are known in the municipality now, the location offers reasonable access to Brussels Airport about 21 minutes by car or roughly an hour by public transit.