Last updated: September 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 13th district. Strongest on Green space and Air quality, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
The Lainzer Tiergarten is right next door, and the paths are open and wide. Shopping at the local centre is practical — but complete quiet is not always to be had here.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Auhof is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. The hillside shapes the sun’s path here as well. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 15.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.6 in December. Even the low winter sun gets through well here. How bright a single flat is comes down to floor, orientation and courtyard vs. street side — the measurement is for the Grätzl centre.
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The roofs above Auhof
Within 450 m of the centre, buildings carry around 4 hectares of roof that would be greenable by pitch — 36.9 % of the roof area there, calculated from the City of Vienna’s official roof model. On that area roughly 8,400 m³ of rain a year would stay up top instead of entering the sewer, by the model. The modelled heat index here is 43 out of 100.
The radius is a fixed reference area, not a neighbourhood boundary, and the circles of adjacent neighbourhoods overlap — so these figures cannot be added up. Whether any of these roofs is already green is unknown to a geometry model; whether it carries the build-up is for a structural engineer to say. Geometry as of 2016. All districts compared →
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LainzDornbachLiesing ZentrumKaiserebersdorf
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Lainz, 13th districtOber St. Veit, 13th districtHietzing Zentrum, 13th districtUnter St. Veit, 13th district
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Frequently asked about Auhof
What is it like to live in Auhof?
Auhof reaches a Living Score of 94 out of 100 (Top place to live). It is strongest on Green space (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).
Where is Auhof?
Auhof is in Vienna's 13th district (Hietzing), postal code 1130.
How safe is Auhof?
Safety in Auhof: Excellent (9.2/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Auhof dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Auhof sits at 9.2 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 Auhof?
Public transport in Auhof: Excellent (8.5/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Auhof noisy?
Quiet in Auhof: Excellent (9.1/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Jagdschloßgasse — away from it you notice little. At night it calms down noticeably — the level drops below the threshold at which mapping begins. And part of it officially counts among Vienna's designated quiet areas ("Landschaftsschutzgebiet Hietzing"). The busiest named axes nearby, by official annual traffic volume: Lainzer Straße (~25,221/day), Spohrstraße (~14,855/day), Jagdschloßgasse (~10,190/day).
How hot does Auhof get in summer?
In summer Auhof is cool — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 43 of 100 (Vienna average 57), modelled. Green cover, trees and open, low building form let the night cool down. 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 Auhof?
Green space in Auhof: Excellent (9.8/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Auhof a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value lots of greenery at the doorstep 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 Auhof expensive?
Guide prices for Auhof: rent around €22.5/m², buying around €9,200/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Good.
How is the natural light in Auhof?
Auhof is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 15.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.6 in December. How bright a single flat is comes down to floor, orientation and courtyard vs. street side — the measurement is for the Grätzl centre.
What kind of buildings shape Auhof?
In Auhof: Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks. (City of Vienna building typology.) How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.
How much roof area around Auhof could be greened?
Within 450 m of the centre of Auhof, around 4 hectares of roof are greenable by pitch — 36.9 % of the roof area there. The figure comes from the City of Vienna’s Generalised Roof Model LOD2.1: for every roof face the official area and the official pitch are read and sorted by the thresholds of the City’s green-roof potential cadastre (up to 5° intensive and extensive, up to 20° extensive, minimum 5 m²). It says nothing about which of those roofs is already green, and nothing about statics.