Ottakring
Last updated: September 2026
Ottakring is Vienna's 16th district, with a Living Score of 75. It is strongest on Air quality and Quiet, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
Something is always moving in Ottakring; the day follows its own rhythm. In the morning, distances are short and people are out and about, and in the evening a noticeable calm returns, with nightlife staying mostly in the background.
Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape.
Ottakring is one of Vienna's Gemeindebau districts — around 12,605 flats in municipal estates (open building data) shape whole neighbourhoods here.
The six dimensions
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Greenable roofs in Ottakring
The roofs here are mixed, leaning towards steep ones. Of 240 hectares of roof area in the 16th district, 106 hectares are flat enough for greening — 44.2 %, of which 78 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 200,000 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
WilhelminenbergAlt-OttakringGürtelnäheThaliastraßeSandleiten
Similar districts
MeidlingWähringHernalsRudolfsheim-Fünfhaus
Frequently asked about Ottakring
Is Ottakring a good district to live in?
Ottakring reaches a Living Score of 75 out of 100 (Good place to live). It is strongest on Air quality (Good), followed by Quiet; 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 Ottakring?
Safety in Ottakring: Good (6.8/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Ottakring dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Ottakring sits at 6.8 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 Ottakring?
Public transport in Ottakring: Average (5.8/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Ottakring noisy?
Quiet in Ottakring: Good (7.1/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. 16% of the district area sits above the 55 dB threshold, the loudest edge around 75 dB. The strongest single source is Ottakringer Straße. The busiest named axes here, by official annual traffic volume: Ottakringer Straße (~19,287/day), Wattgasse (~17,108/day), Koppstraße (~13,151/day). The district also contains the officially designated quiet area “Landschaftsschutzgebiet Hernals”. Below 55 dB the official map records nothing, so “not mapped” never means “silent”.
How hot does Ottakring get in summer?
In summer Ottakring is rather warm — about the Vienna average. Heat index 55 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 Ottakring?
Green space in Ottakring: Limited (4.8/10), about 22.7% green cover. Larger parks are a bit further away.
Who is Ottakring a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value clean air and quiet. Less ideal if good value for money is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Ottakring expensive?
Guide prices for Ottakring: rent around €15.83/m², buying around €4,785/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Limited.
How is the natural light in Ottakring?
It varies a lot by Grätzl: Wilhelminenberg is low and openly built — plenty of free sky — while Sandleiten 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 16th district called?
Vienna's 16th district is called Ottakring (postal code 1160).
What is the postal code of Vienna's 16th district?
The 16th district (Ottakring) has the postal code 1160.
Is Ottakring a good district to live in?
Ottakring is a solid place to live (Living Score 75/100): strong on Air quality and Quiet, weaker on Affordability. Whether it is "good" depends on your priorities.
Is Ottakring dangerous?
Ottakring is considered safe overall (safety 6.8/10 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 Ottakring?
In Ottakring: Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 48% 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 Ottakring could be greened?
106 of the 240 hectares of roof area are greenable by pitch, that is 44.2 %. 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.