Last updated: August 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 2nd district. Strongest on Green space and Public transport, while Quiet is more of a trade-off.
Here the Prater is no living room but a vast garden for the city. Old avenues and wide meadows invite you to leave the daily grind behind. The trips for shopping are a bit longer in return, but the calm and the green are worth it.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Prater / Lusthaus is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. No measured sun hours exist for this Grätzl — the classification follows the real building heights (zoning class & OSM). A single flat depends on floor and orientation.
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Frequently asked about Prater / Lusthaus
What is it like to live in Prater / Lusthaus?
Prater / Lusthaus reaches a Living Score of 83 out of 100 (Very good place to live). It is strongest on Green space (Excellent), followed by Public transport; Quiet 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 Prater / Lusthaus?
Prater / Lusthaus is in Vienna's 2nd district (Leopoldstadt), postal code 1020.
How safe is Prater / Lusthaus?
Safety in Prater / Lusthaus: Good (7.5/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Prater / Lusthaus dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Prater / Lusthaus sits at 7.5 out of 10 on the safety dimension (Good). 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 Prater / Lusthaus?
Public transport in Prater / Lusthaus: Excellent (8.0/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Prater / Lusthaus noisy?
Quiet in Prater / Lusthaus: Average (5.6/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. It is not only A23 (Südosttangente) you hear — traffic carries into the side streets, and finding a quiet side is a matter of luck here. Right there you raise your voice to talk, and a phone call on the pavement gets tiring (calculated above 70 dB by day). Traffic drops off at night, though it never fully disappears along the loud edge. The busiest named axes nearby, by official annual traffic volume: A23 (Südosttangente) (~186,643/day), Handelskai (~18,553/day), Johann-Böhm-Platz (~13,509/day).
How hot does Prater / Lusthaus get in summer?
In summer Prater / Lusthaus is rather warm — about the Vienna average. Heat index 55 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 Prater / Lusthaus?
Green space in Prater / Lusthaus: Excellent (10.0/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Prater / Lusthaus a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value lots of greenery at the doorstep and short trips by public transport. Less ideal if quiet is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Prater / Lusthaus expensive?
Guide prices for Prater / Lusthaus: rent around €19.5/m², buying around €8,400/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Excellent.
How is the natural light in Prater / Lusthaus?
Prater / Lusthaus is mid-density: open stretches alternate with tighter street blocks. Classified from real building heights (no measured hours here). No measured sun hours exist for this Grätzl — the classification follows the real building heights (zoning class & OSM). A single flat depends on floor and orientation.