Leopoldstadt
Last updated: November 2026
Leopoldstadt is Vienna's 2nd district, with a Living Score of 83. It is strongest on Air quality and Safety, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
In short: Leopoldstadt, Vienna's 2nd district, has a Living Score of 83 out of 100 (Vienna Living Map, as of November 2026). Strongest: Air quality 7.5 and Safety 7.0 out of 10, weakest Affordability 3.4. Rent about €21/m², purchase about €5,878/m².
The Danube and its side arms shape everyday life. In the evening, people like sitting outside, especially in summer. The many restaurants and bars are a big part of the district, even if the everyday shops are on the modest side.
The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses.
Leopoldstadt is one of Vienna's Gemeindebau districts — around 10,585 flats in municipal estates (open building data) shape whole neighbourhoods here.
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Greenable roofs in Leopoldstadt
The roofs here are mixed, leaning towards flat surfaces. Of 256 hectares of roof area in the 2nd district, 151 hectares are flat enough for greening — 58.8 %, of which 119 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 280,000 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 → What a single roof may still carry — an attic conversion or an added storey — is calculated from the zoning plan on Attic conversion in Vienna.
Parking in Leopoldstadt: short-stay zone 1020
In the 2nd district the short-stay parking zone applies as everywhere in Vienna: Monday to Friday (working days) from 9 am to 10 pm, for at most two hours, €3.40 an hour with a parking voucher or mobile parking. Residents park with the Parkpickerl (€13 a month) without a voucher. There are 24 public car parks in the district (1.2 per km²). Parking in Vienna: short-stay zone, Parkpickerl, all car parks →
Rules as of September 2026, City of Vienna; car parks from the City’s open garage register.
Neighbourhoods in this district
Karmeliterviertel Nordbahnviertel Praterstern Stuwerviertel Augarten Prater / Lusthaus
Metro and S-Bahn in Leopoldstadt
U1 U2 R1 REX1 REX2 REX3 REX92 S1 S2 S3 S4 S7 S80 · Praterstern U2 U4 · Schottenring U1 U4 · Schwedenplatz U2 · Donaumarina U2 · Krieau U2 · Messe-Prater U1 · Nestroyplatz S80 · Praterkai U4 · Roßauer Lände U2 · Stadion U2 · Taborstraße U1 · Vorgartenstraße
Every vehicle in the district on the map, by timetable ›
Transit reach from Leopoldstadt
From a stop in Leopoldstadt you reach, on a weekday at 8 am, a median 18.1% of Vienna's building addresses within 30 minutes and 3.5% within 20 — above the Vienna median of 12.6% (rank 11 of 23). You get furthest from Praterstern (36.8% in 30 minutes), least far from Winterhafen (1.9%).
Median over the district's 88 stops, computed with the timetable router (GTFS of Wiener Linien, Badner Bahn and ÖBB S-Bahn, departures 8:00–8:20, up to three rides, walking up to 1.2 km from the last stop). Counted in building addresses of the City of Vienna, not residents. Timetable, not real time. All 23 districts ranked ›
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Is Leopoldstadt a good district to live in?
Leopoldstadt is among Vienna's most sought-after residential districts (Living Score 83/100), especially for Air quality and Safety. The honest trade-off is Affordability.
How safe is Leopoldstadt?
Safety in Leopoldstadt: Good (7.0/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Leopoldstadt dangerous?
Leopoldstadt is considered safe overall (safety 7.0/10 by the crime statistics). As everywhere there is more going on around big squares and stations; the residential streets are calmer. An orientation value, not an address statement.
How good is public transport in Leopoldstadt?
Public transport in Leopoldstadt: Average (6.0/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Leopoldstadt noisy?
Quiet in Leopoldstadt: Good (6.5/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. 48% of the district area sits above the 55 dB threshold, the loudest edge around 75 dB. The strongest single source is A23 (Südosttangente). The busiest named axes here, by official annual traffic volume: A23 (Südosttangente) (~186,643/day), A41 (~87,100/day), Schüttelstraße (~21,861/day). The district also contains the officially designated quiet area “Landschaftsschutzgebiet Prater”. Below 55 dB the official map records nothing, so “not mapped” never means “silent”.
How hot does Leopoldstadt get in summer?
In summer Leopoldstadt is rather warm — about the Vienna average. Heat index 55 of 100 (Vienna average 56), modelled. Dense, enclosed building form stores the day's heat and releases it slowly at night; there is little green to cool it. 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 Leopoldstadt?
Green space in Leopoldstadt: Good (6.6/10), about 34.6% green cover. Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Leopoldstadt a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value clean air and a safe area. Less ideal if good value for money is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Leopoldstadt expensive?
Guide prices for Leopoldstadt: rent around €20.6/m², buying around €5,878/m² (rent: asking rent, carried forward; purchase: median of prices paid in 2025, Statistics Austria). Value for money in the Living Score: Limited.
How is the natural light in Leopoldstadt?
It varies a lot by Grätzl: Prater / Lusthaus is low and openly built — plenty of free sky — while Nordbahnviertel 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 2nd district called?
Vienna's 2nd district is called Leopoldstadt (postal code 1020).
What is the postal code of Vienna's 2nd district?
The 2nd district (Leopoldstadt) has the postal code 1020.
Does the short-stay parking zone apply in Vienna's 2nd district (1020)?
Yes. In Leopoldstadt, as everywhere in Vienna, the short-stay zone applies Monday to Friday (working days) from 9 am to 10 pm, for at most two hours; residents park with the Parkpickerl. There are 24 public car parks in the district (1.2 per km²). As of September 2026, City of Vienna.
How far do you get from Leopoldstadt in 30 minutes by public transport?
From a stop in Leopoldstadt, a median 18.1% of Vienna's building addresses are reachable within 30 minutes on a weekday morning (Vienna median 12.6%); from Praterstern it is 36.8%. Computed from the timetable with transfers and walking up to 1.2 km — not real time, and counted in addresses, not residents.
What kind of buildings shape Leopoldstadt?
In Leopoldstadt: The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 78% of the residential buildings here are Gründerzeit apartment houses (1848–1918). How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.
How much roof area in Leopoldstadt could be greened?
151 of the 256 hectares of roof area are greenable by pitch, that is 58.8 %. The roofs here are mixed, leaning towards flat surfaces. 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.