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.
The forest is everywhere here, setting the rhythm of the day with its scent and the rustle of leaves. It's a quiet residential area where you look forward to walks in its many green corners and under old trees. At the weekend the area comes to life, when locals head to the wine taverns.
Detached villas and gardens set the tone.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Ober St. Veit is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 15.6 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.6 in December. Even the low winter sun gets through well here. 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 Ober St. Veit
What is it like to live in Ober St. Veit?
Ober St. Veit 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 Ober St. Veit?
Ober St. Veit is in Vienna's 13th district (Hietzing), postal code 1130.
How safe is Ober St. Veit?
Safety in Ober St. Veit: 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 Ober St. Veit dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Ober St. Veit 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 Ober St. Veit?
Public transport in Ober St. Veit: Excellent (8.8/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Ober St. Veit noisy?
Quiet in Ober St. Veit: Good (7.4/10), 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: Hadikgasse (~17,447/day), Hietzinger Kai (~15,889/day), Maxingstraße (~14,251/day).
How hot does Ober St. Veit get in summer?
In summer Ober St. Veit is moderate — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 51 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 Ober St. Veit?
Green space in Ober St. Veit: Excellent (9.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Ober St. Veit 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 Ober St. Veit expensive?
Guide prices for Ober St. Veit: 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 Ober St. Veit?
Ober St. Veit is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 15.6 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.6 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 Ober St. Veit?
In Ober St. Veit: Detached villas and gardens set the tone. (City of Vienna building typology.) How a single flat is laid out still depends on the individual building.