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Hietzing Zentrum

Neighborhood Score · Top place to live
94

Last updated: August 2026

A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 13th district. Strongest on Air quality and Green space, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.

Villas and plenty of green set the tone in central Hietzing, with the Schönbrunn palace park right on the doorstep. Life happens outdoors here — though the options for an evening out are limited.

Older Biedermeier townhouses shape the core.

The six dimensions

Public transportExcellent · 9.0/10
SafetyExcellent · 9.2/10
Green spaceExcellent · 9.5/10
QuietGood · 7.8/10
Air qualityExcellent · 9.6/10
AffordabilityGood · 6.8/10

Light & built form

Hietzing Zentrum is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 11.9 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 5.3 in December. 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 Hietzing Zentrum

What is it like to live in Hietzing Zentrum?

Hietzing Zentrum reaches a Living Score of 94 out of 100 (Top place to live). It is strongest on Air quality (Excellent), followed by Green space; 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 Hietzing Zentrum?

Hietzing Zentrum is in Vienna's 13th district (Hietzing), postal code 1130.

How safe is Hietzing Zentrum?

Safety in Hietzing Zentrum: 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 Hietzing Zentrum dangerous?

Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Hietzing Zentrum 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 Hietzing Zentrum?

Public transport in Hietzing Zentrum: Excellent (9.0/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).

Is Hietzing Zentrum noisy?

Quiet in Hietzing Zentrum: Good (7.8/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Lainzer Straße — away from it you notice little. Right there you raise your voice to talk, and a phone call on the pavement gets tiring (calculated above 70 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: Hietzinger Hauptstraße (~29,900/day), Maxingstraße (~14,251/day), Am Platz (~14,251/day).

How hot does Hietzing Zentrum get in summer?

In summer Hietzing Zentrum is rather warm — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 53 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 Hietzing Zentrum?

Green space in Hietzing Zentrum: Excellent (9.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.

Who is Hietzing Zentrum a good fit for?

Most of all for people who value clean air and lots of greenery at the doorstep. Less ideal if good value for money is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.

Is Hietzing Zentrum expensive?

Guide prices for Hietzing Zentrum: 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 Hietzing Zentrum?

Hietzing Zentrum is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 11.9 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 5.3 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 Hietzing Zentrum?

In Hietzing Zentrum: Older Biedermeier townhouses shape the core. (City of Vienna building typology.) How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.

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