Last updated: June 2026
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.
Where to live in Vienna as a student?
In the Living Score the leading districts are Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, Brigittenau, Simmering. For this question we mainly weight 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.
👨👩👧 Family🏡 Home office💶 Affordable☕ Cafés & nightlife🏙 Central & urban🌳 Greenest🤫 Quietest🛡️ Safest🚇 Car-free