Last updated: August 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 13th district. Strongest on Green space and Air quality, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.
Lainz's villa streets open onto the Vienna Woods; daily life here is spacious and calm. Tall trees line the wide roads, and stillness settles in quickly at night. For errands or a glass of wine in the evening, the distances are a bit longer.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Lainz 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 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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Frequently asked about Lainz
What is it like to live in Lainz?
Lainz reaches a Living Score of 95 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 Lainz?
Lainz is in Vienna's 13th district (Hietzing), postal code 1130.
How safe is Lainz?
Safety in Lainz: 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 Lainz dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Lainz 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 Lainz?
Public transport in Lainz: Excellent (8.5/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Lainz noisy?
Quiet in Lainz: Good (7.5/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Lainzer Straße — away from it you notice little. Right there traffic is clearly present; on a balcony behind it, it recedes. 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: Lainzer Straße (~24,582/day), Feldkellergasse (~14,274/day), Speisinger Straße (~13,543/day).
How hot does Lainz get in summer?
In summer Lainz is moderate — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 44 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 Lainz?
Green space in Lainz: Excellent (9.8/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Lainz 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 Lainz expensive?
Guide prices for Lainz: 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 Lainz?
Lainz 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 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 Lainz?
In Lainz: 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.