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Where to live in Vienna as a family?

Last updated: June 2026

Families value safety, greenery and short distances over nightlife. These places lead on exactly that — affordability is often the trade-off.

Top districts

Hietzingstrong on Green space & Safety95 Döblingstrong on Green space & Safety89 Liesingstrong on Green space & Safety84 Währingstrong on Safety & Public transport83 Penzingstrong on Green space & Public transport82 Donaustadtstrong on Affordability & Green space75 Hernalsstrong on Public transport & Affordability73 Josefstadtstrong on Public transport & Safety73

Top Grätzl

PötzleinsdorfWähring · strong on Green space & Safety95 Kahlenberg UmgebungDöbling · strong on Green space & Quiet95 GrinzingDöbling · strong on Green space & Safety94 LainzHietzing · strong on Green space & Safety94 MauerLiesing · strong on Green space & Quiet94 RodaunLiesing · strong on Green space & Quiet94 SieveringDöbling · strong on Green space & Quiet94 AuhofHietzing · strong on Green space & Safety93 SalmannsdorfDöbling · strong on Green space & Quiet93 Asperner SeeDonaustadt · strong on Green space & Safety93 Ober St. VeitHietzing · strong on Green space & Safety93 Hietzing ZentrumHietzing · strong on Green space & Safety93
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Where to live in Vienna as a family?

In the Living Score the leading districts are Hietzing, Döbling, Liesing. For this question we mainly weight safety, green space and quiet (from open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria)). No place is strong everywhere — each entry shows its strength and its trade-off.

Which Grätzl are family-friendly?

Among the Grätzl, Pötzleinsdorf, Kahlenberg Umgebung, Grinzing come out on top.

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