Last updated: August 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 2nd district. Strongest on Public transport and Safety, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
Somewhere between cool and kosher — that is where everyday life in the Karmeliterviertel plays out. Corner shops with kosher specialities meet laid-back coffee shops, and good restaurants are close by. In the narrow, dense lanes with their tall façades, much of daily life happens right outside your door.
The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Karmeliterviertel 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 14.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 4.1 in December. In the evening the sun disappears early behind the buildings. 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 Karmeliterviertel
What is it like to live in Karmeliterviertel?
Karmeliterviertel reaches a Living Score of 83 out of 100 (Very good place to live). It is strongest on Public transport (Excellent), followed by Safety; 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 Karmeliterviertel?
Karmeliterviertel is in Vienna's 2nd district (Leopoldstadt), postal code 1020.
How safe is Karmeliterviertel?
Safety in Karmeliterviertel: Excellent (8.2/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Karmeliterviertel dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Karmeliterviertel sits at 8.2 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 Karmeliterviertel?
Public transport in Karmeliterviertel: Excellent (8.8/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Karmeliterviertel noisy?
Quiet in Karmeliterviertel: Good (7.2/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. Part of the area sits along Obere Augartenstraße; a few streets further in it gets noticeably quieter. 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: Obere Donaustraße (~23,748/day), Praterstraße (~21,758/day), Obere Augartenstraße (~14,316/day).
How hot does Karmeliterviertel get in summer?
In summer Karmeliterviertel is heat-prone — warmer than the Vienna average. Heat index 63 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 Karmeliterviertel?
Green space in Karmeliterviertel: Good (7.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Karmeliterviertel a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value short trips by public transport and a safe area. Less ideal if good value for money is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Karmeliterviertel expensive?
Guide prices for Karmeliterviertel: rent around €19.5/m², buying around €8,400/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Good.
How is the natural light in Karmeliterviertel?
Karmeliterviertel 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 14.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 4.1 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 Karmeliterviertel?
In Karmeliterviertel: The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 89% of the residential buildings here are Gründerzeit apartment houses (1848–1918). How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.