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Linke Wienzeile

Neighborhood Score · Very good place to live
82

Last updated: August 2026

A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 6th district. Strongest on Public transport and Safety, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.

Otto Wagner’s Art Nouveau buildings shape the lanes, while the Naschmarkt nearby brings culinary variety right to your doorstep. Life here unfolds at an easy coffeehouse pace, with a noticeable touch of green in the everyday.

Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape.

The six dimensions

Public transportExcellent · 9.5/10
SafetyExcellent · 8.0/10
Green spaceGood · 6.8/10
QuietGood · 6.9/10
Air qualityGood · 7.3/10
AffordabilityAverage · 6.0/10

Light & built form

Linke Wienzeile is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 13.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 4.8 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.

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Similar neighbourhoods

NaschmarktMariahilfer StraßeMuseumsQuartierPiaristengasse

Nearby neighbourhoods

Mariahilfer Straße, 6th district

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Frequently asked about Linke Wienzeile

What is it like to live in Linke Wienzeile?

Linke Wienzeile reaches a Living Score of 82 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 Linke Wienzeile?

Linke Wienzeile is in Vienna's 6th district (Mariahilf), postal code 1060.

How safe is Linke Wienzeile?

Safety in Linke Wienzeile: Excellent (8.0/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.

Is Linke Wienzeile dangerous?

Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Linke Wienzeile sits at 8.0 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 Linke Wienzeile?

Public transport in Linke Wienzeile: Excellent (9.5/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).

Is Linke Wienzeile noisy?

Quiet in Linke Wienzeile: Good (6.9/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. Part of the area sits along Linke Wienzeile; 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: Getreidemarkt (~50,992/day), Museumsplatz (~48,815/day), Rechte Wienzeile (~29,513/day).

How hot does Linke Wienzeile get in summer?

In summer Linke Wienzeile is heat-prone — warmer than the Vienna average. Heat index 66 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 Linke Wienzeile?

Green space in Linke Wienzeile: Good (6.8/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.

Who is Linke Wienzeile 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 Linke Wienzeile expensive?

Guide prices for Linke Wienzeile: rent around €22/m², buying around €9,500/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Average.

How is the natural light in Linke Wienzeile?

Linke Wienzeile is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 13.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 4.8 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 Linke Wienzeile?

In Linke Wienzeile: Gründerzeit apartment houses shape the streetscape. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 65% of the residential buildings here are Gründerzeit apartment houses (1848–1918). How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.

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