Last updated: November 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 18th district. Strongest on Safety and Public transport, while Quiet is more of a trade-off.
In short: Gersthof, a neighbourhood in Währing (18th district), has a Living Score of 90 out of 100 (Vienna Living Map, as of November 2026). Strongest: Safety 9.2 and Public transport 8.8 out of 10, weakest Quiet 6.7. District asking rent: about €21/m² (median, carried forward).
Gersthof shows a classic suburban backdrop, where old buildings and quiet streets set the tone of the day. The area runs on a leisurely rhythm that suits families especially well. For a night out, though, there's rather little on offer here.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Gersthof 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 14.7 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.7 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 Gersthof
Within 450 m of the centre, buildings carry around 6 hectares of roof that would be greenable by pitch — 39.5 % of the roof area there, calculated from the City of Vienna’s official roof model. On that area roughly 10,500 m³ of rain a year would stay up top instead of entering the sewer, by the model. The modelled heat index here is 46 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 →
Public transport around Gersthof
Metro and S-Bahn within walking distance of the centre of the neighbourhood — walking minutes estimated from the straight-line distance (× 1.3, 80 m a minute).
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What is it like to live in Gersthof?
Gersthof reaches a Living Score of 90 out of 100 (Top place to live). It is strongest on Safety (Excellent), followed by Public transport; 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 Gersthof?
Gersthof is in Vienna's 18th district (Währing), postal code 1180.
How safe is Gersthof?
Safety in Gersthof: 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 Gersthof dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Gersthof 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 Gersthof?
Public transport in Gersthof: Excellent (8.8/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Gersthof noisy?
Quiet in Gersthof: Good (6.7/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. Part of the area sits along Türkenschanzplatz; a few streets further in it gets noticeably quieter. 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: Türkenschanzplatz (~15,792/day), Gersthofer Straße (~11,226/day), Währinger Straße (~9,755/day).
How hot does Gersthof get in summer?
In summer Gersthof is moderate — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 46 of 100 (Vienna average 56), 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 Gersthof?
Green space in Gersthof: Excellent (8.8/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Gersthof a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value a safe area and short trips by public transport. Less ideal if quiet is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Gersthof expensive?
Guide prices for Gersthof: rent around €20.6/m², buying around €6,180/m² (rent: asking rent, carried forward; purchase: median of prices paid in 2025, Statistics Austria). Building land in the district sold for a median of around €2,194/m² of plot area (2025). Value for money in the Living Score: Good.
How is the natural light in Gersthof?
Gersthof is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 14.7 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.7 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 Gersthof?
In Gersthof: 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 Gersthof could be greened?
Within 450 m of the centre of Gersthof, around 6 hectares of roof are greenable by pitch — 39.5 % 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.