Margareten
Last updated: September 2026
Margareten is Vienna's 5th district, with a Living Score of 63. It is strongest on Safety and Air quality, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
In Margareten, everyday life often happens on foot, with cafés and small shops shaping the district. Life plays out right outside your door — even if larger parks play a minor role.
Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape.
The six dimensions
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Greenable roofs in Margareten
The roofs here are largely steep, the way the Gründerzeit built them; a build-up would not stay on. Of 112 hectares of roof area in the 5th district, 41 hectares are flat enough for greening — 36.4 %, of which 32 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 80,000 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
Matzleinsdorfer PlatzReinprechtsdorf
Similar districts
AlsergrundRudolfsheim-FünfhausLandstrasseJosefstadt
Frequently asked about Margareten
Is Margareten a good district to live in?
Margareten reaches a Living Score of 63 out of 100 (Solid place to live). It is strongest on Safety (Good), 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 Margareten?
Safety in Margareten: Good (7.4/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Margareten dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Margareten sits at 7.4 out of 10 on the safety dimension (Good). 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 Margareten?
Public transport in Margareten: Limited (3.7/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Margareten noisy?
Quiet in Margareten: Good (6.5/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. 35% of the district area sits above the 55 dB threshold, the loudest edge around 75 dB. The strongest single source is Reinprechtsdorfer Straße. The busiest named axes here, by official annual traffic volume: Reinprechtsdorfer Straße (~19,524/day), Linke Wienzeile (~19,248/day), Wiedner Hauptstraße (~18,903/day). Below 55 dB the official map records nothing, so “not mapped” never means “silent”.
How hot does Margareten get in summer?
In summer Margareten is heat-prone — warmer than the Vienna average. Heat index 68 of 100 (Vienna average 57), 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 Margareten?
Green space in Margareten: Limited (3.0/10), about 6.4% green cover. Larger parks are a bit further away.
Who is Margareten a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value a safe area 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 Margareten expensive?
Guide prices for Margareten: rent around €20.04/m², buying around €5,099/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Low.
What is Vienna's 5th district called?
Vienna's 5th district is called Margareten (postal code 1050).
What is the postal code of Vienna's 5th district?
The 5th district (Margareten) has the postal code 1050.
Is Margareten a good district to live in?
Margareten scores 63/100 on the Living Score — not top-tier, but with clear strengths in Safety and Air quality (often affordable and well connected). The trade-off is Affordability. "Good" depends on what matters to you.
Is Margareten dangerous?
Margareten is considered safe overall (safety 7.4/10 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.
What kind of buildings shape Margareten?
In Margareten: Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 55% 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 Margareten could be greened?
41 of the 112 hectares of roof area are greenable by pitch, that is 36.4 %. The roofs here are largely steep, the way the Gründerzeit built them; a build-up would not stay on. 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.