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MuseumsQuartier

Neighborhood Score · Very good place to live
85

Last updated: August 2026

A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 7th district. Strongest on Public transport and Safety, while Affordability is more of a trade-off.

Always something going on – that's normal here. Art, music, and young people meeting everywhere. Those who live here are right in the middle of the action, the city center is close.

The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses.

The six dimensions

Public transportExcellent · 9.6/10
SafetyExcellent · 8.8/10
Green spaceGood · 7.5/10
QuietGood · 6.6/10
Air qualityGood · 7.5/10
AffordabilityAverage · 5.2/10

Light & built form

MuseumsQuartier 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 13.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 5.6 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 MuseumsQuartier

What is it like to live in MuseumsQuartier?

MuseumsQuartier reaches a Living Score of 85 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 MuseumsQuartier?

MuseumsQuartier is in Vienna's 7th district (Neubau), postal code 1070.

How safe is MuseumsQuartier?

Safety in MuseumsQuartier: Excellent (8.8/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.

Is MuseumsQuartier dangerous?

Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. MuseumsQuartier sits at 8.8 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 MuseumsQuartier?

Public transport in MuseumsQuartier: Excellent (9.6/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).

Is MuseumsQuartier noisy?

Quiet in MuseumsQuartier: Good (6.6/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. Part of the area sits along Museumsplatz; a few streets further in it gets noticeably quieter. Right there, traffic drowns out a conversation with the window open (calculated above 75 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), Museumstraße (~38,516/day).

How hot does MuseumsQuartier get in summer?

In summer MuseumsQuartier is heat-prone — warmer than the Vienna average. Heat index 64 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 MuseumsQuartier?

Green space in MuseumsQuartier: Good (7.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.

Who is MuseumsQuartier 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 MuseumsQuartier expensive?

Guide prices for MuseumsQuartier: rent around €22.5/m², buying around €9,800/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Average.

How is the natural light in MuseumsQuartier?

MuseumsQuartier 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 13.3 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 5.6 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 MuseumsQuartier?

In MuseumsQuartier: The streetscape is almost solidly Gründerzeit apartment houses. Per the City of Vienna building typology, around 84% 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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