Hietzing
Last updated: September 2026
Hietzing is Vienna's 13th district, with a Living Score of 73. It is strongest on Green space and Air quality, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
In Hietzing, quiet residential streets lined with old trees and spacious parks define daily life. You can get out into nature quickly, and the distances are mostly short and pleasant. However, urban life with many eateries and cultural offerings plays a smaller role here.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
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Greenable roofs in Hietzing
The roofs here are mixed, leaning towards steep ones. Of 296 hectares of roof area in the 13th district, 138 hectares are flat enough for greening — 46.5 %, of which 101 hectares lie up to 5°, where a deeper build-up with beds would also work. Greened, that area would hold back on the order of 260,000 cubic metres of rain a year that otherwise runs into the sewer.
Own calculation of roof pitch per roof face from the City of Vienna’s official roof model (LOD2.1, CC BY 4.0), suitability thresholds of 5° and 20° as in the City’s green-roof potential cadastre. Whether a roof is already green is unknown to a geometry model; plant rooms and chimneys are not subtracted, and the statics have a say. The retention is a model built from 626.3 mm of annual rainfall (Hohe Warte, 1991–2020) and the runoff coefficients of ÖNORM B 2501. All districts compared →
Neighbourhoods in this district
LainzOber St. VeitUnter St. VeitHietzing ZentrumAuhof
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Frequently asked about Hietzing
Is Hietzing a good district to live in?
Hietzing reaches a Living Score of 73 out of 100 (Good place to live). It is strongest on Green space (Excellent), followed by Air quality; Affordability is more of a trade-off. The score combines six dimensions from open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria).
How safe is Hietzing?
Safety in Hietzing: Excellent (9.2/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Hietzing dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Hietzing sits at 9.2 out of 10 on the safety dimension (Excellent). One thing worth knowing when reading such figures: crime statistics count offences where they HAPPEN, not where those affected live. Districts with major stations, nightlife and many visitors therefore collect more reports without a residential street a few corners away being any different. Within a district, the gap between a busy hub and a quiet side street is usually larger than the gap between two districts.
How good is public transport in Hietzing?
Public transport in Hietzing: Low (2.9/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Hietzing noisy?
Quiet in Hietzing: Good (7.8/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. 12% of the district area sits above the 55 dB threshold, the loudest edge around 70 dB. The strongest single source is Hadikgasse. The busiest named axes here, by official annual traffic volume: Wientalstraße (~47,289/day), Hadikgasse (~29,451/day), A1 (Westautobahn) (~24,416/day). The district also contains the officially designated quiet area “Landschaftsschutzgebiet Hietzing”. Below 55 dB the official map records nothing, so “not mapped” never means “silent”.
How hot does Hietzing get in summer?
In summer Hietzing is moderate — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 49 of 100 (Vienna average 57), modelled. Green cover, trees and open, low building form let the night cool down. This is a MODELLED index (from building form, density, green space, street trees, water and elevation, checked against the City of Vienna's climate analysis map), not a measured temperature and not a count of hot days. Within one area it varies a lot: a green courtyard and a treeless street a few metres apart are not the same place.
How green is Hietzing?
Green space in Hietzing: Excellent (10.0/10), about 68.9% green cover. Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Hietzing a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value lots of greenery at the doorstep and clean air. Less ideal if good value for money is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Hietzing expensive?
Guide prices for Hietzing: rent around €23.74/m², buying around €5,173/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Low.
How is the natural light in Hietzing?
It varies a lot by Grätzl: Auhof is low and openly built — plenty of free sky — while Unter St. Veit is much tighter, with light falling narrow into the lanes. How bright a single flat is also comes down to floor, orientation and courtyard vs. street side.
What is Vienna's 13th district called?
Vienna's 13th district is called Hietzing (postal code 1130).
What is the postal code of Vienna's 13th district?
The 13th district (Hietzing) has the postal code 1130.
Is Hietzing a good district to live in?
Hietzing is a solid place to live (Living Score 73/100): strong on Green space and Air quality, weaker on Affordability. Whether it is "good" depends on your priorities.
Is Hietzing dangerous?
Hietzing is considered very safe: it ranks above average in the official police crime statistics (safety 9.2/10). An orientation value for the area, not a statement about a single address.
What kind of buildings shape Hietzing?
In Hietzing: Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks. (City of Vienna building typology.) How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.
How much roof area in Hietzing could be greened?
138 of the 296 hectares of roof area are greenable by pitch, that is 46.5 %. The roofs here are mixed, leaning towards steep ones. The figure comes from an own calculation of the pitch of every roof face in the City of Vienna’s official roof model, and says nothing about which roofs are already green.