Last updated: August 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 14th district. Strongest on Air quality and Green space, while Quiet is more of a trade-off.
The Wienerwald is just around the corner, and you can feel it on this edge of Penzing. Old Gründerzeit houses give everyday life a solid foundation. People like being outdoors here — distances are short, and the quiet is unmistakable.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Baumgarten is densely and tall built — light falls narrow between the facades, and the lanes turn shady earlier in the day. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 15.5 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 8 in December. Even the low winter sun gets through well here. The evening sun stays long. 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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Frequently asked about Baumgarten
What is it like to live in Baumgarten?
Baumgarten reaches a Living Score of 86 out of 100 (Very good place to live). It is strongest on Air quality (Excellent), followed by Green space; Quiet 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 Baumgarten?
Baumgarten is in Vienna's 14th district (Penzing), postal code 1140.
How safe is Baumgarten?
Safety in Baumgarten: Excellent (8.5/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Baumgarten dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Baumgarten sits at 8.5 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 Baumgarten?
Public transport in Baumgarten: Excellent (8.3/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Baumgarten noisy?
Quiet in Baumgarten: Good (7.0/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Leyserstraße — away from it you notice little. Right there, traffic drowns out a conversation with the window open (calculated above 75 dB by day). At night it calms down noticeably — the level drops below the threshold at which mapping begins. The busiest named axes nearby, by official annual traffic volume: Flötzersteig (~18,517/day), Maroltingergasse (~13,734/day), Leyserstraße (~12,745/day).
How hot does Baumgarten get in summer?
In summer Baumgarten is rather warm — about the Vienna average. Heat index 56 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 Baumgarten?
Green space in Baumgarten: Excellent (8.8/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Baumgarten a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value clean air and lots of greenery at the doorstep. Less ideal if quiet is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Baumgarten expensive?
Guide prices for Baumgarten: rent around €17.5/m², buying around €7,200/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Excellent.
How is the natural light in Baumgarten?
Baumgarten is densely and tall built — light falls narrow between the facades, and the lanes turn shady earlier in the day. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 15.5 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 8 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 Baumgarten?
In Baumgarten: 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.