Where to live in Vienna as a student?
Student living means affordable, well connected to public transport and close to the action. These districts and Grätzl combine that best — rarely the quietest or greenest corner, though.
In short: For “Where to live in Vienna as a student?” the leading districts are Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Neubau, Josefstadt, the leading neighbourhoods Fünfhaus, Westbahnhof Umgebung, Westbahnstraße (Vienna Living Map, as of November 2026).
Leads the rankingRudolfsheim-Fünfhaus
strong on Public transport & Safety
Ranked from open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria) — the same Living Score as in the app, weighted for affordability, public transport and urban life.
Top districts
Top Grätzl
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Where to live in Vienna as a student?
In the Living Score the leading districts are Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Neubau, Josefstadt. For this question the weighting favours affordability, public transport and urban life (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 good for students?
Among the Grätzl, Fünfhaus, Westbahnhof Umgebung, Westbahnstraße come out on top.
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