Wieden
Last updated: September 2026
Wieden is Vienna's 4th district, with a Living Score of 78. It is strongest on Safety and Air quality, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
In Wieden, daily errands are done quickly — everything sits close together. Cafés and small shops line the streets, and in the evening plenty of people are out. Quiet green space, though, is not something you will find right outside your door.
Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape.
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Greenable roofs in Wieden
The roofs here are mixed, leaning towards steep ones. Of 75 hectares of roof area in the 4th district, 33 hectares are flat enough for greening — 43.8 %, of which 25 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 60,000 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 →
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Frequently asked about Wieden
Is Wieden a good district to live in?
Wieden reaches a Living Score of 78 out of 100 (Good place to live). It is strongest on Safety (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 Wieden?
Safety in Wieden: Excellent (8.2/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Wieden dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Wieden sits at 8.2 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 Wieden?
Public transport in Wieden: Average (5.6/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Wieden noisy?
Quiet in Wieden: Average (6.1/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. 39% of the district area sits above the 55 dB threshold, the loudest edge around 75 dB. The strongest single source is Favoritenstraße. The busiest named axes here, by official annual traffic volume: Karlsplatz (~34,174/day), Schwarzenbergplatz (~29,510/day), Favoritenstraße (~21,456/day). Below 55 dB the official map records nothing, so “not mapped” never means “silent”.
How hot does Wieden get in summer?
In summer Wieden 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 Wieden?
Green space in Wieden: Limited (3.4/10), about 15.4% green cover. Larger parks are a bit further away.
Who is Wieden 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 Wieden expensive?
Guide prices for Wieden: rent around €22.68/m², buying around €7,243/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Low.
What is Vienna's 4th district called?
Vienna's 4th district is called Wieden (postal code 1040).
What is the postal code of Vienna's 4th district?
The 4th district (Wieden) has the postal code 1040.
Is Wieden a good district to live in?
Wieden is a solid place to live (Living Score 78/100): strong on Safety and Air quality, weaker on Affordability. Whether it is "good" depends on your priorities.
Is Wieden dangerous?
Wieden is considered very safe: it ranks above average in the official police crime statistics (safety 8.2/10). An orientation value for the area, not a statement about a single address.
What kind of buildings shape Wieden?
In Wieden: Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 60% 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 Wieden could be greened?
33 of the 75 hectares of roof area are greenable by pitch, that is 43.8 %. 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.