Last updated: August 2026
A neighbourhood (Grätzl) in Vienna's 16th district. Strongest on Green space and Safety, while Air quality is more of a trade-off.
From the hillside you look far out over the city, and often all you hear is the rustle of trees from the Wienerwald. The buildings sit loosely, with trees and green spaces dominating daily life. The special quiet and the wide view — striking in the evening — are the main reasons to live here. Getting anywhere fast, though, is not this place’s strength.
Social housing shapes the area — big courtyards, solid blocks.
This Grätzl is strongly shaped by the Gemeindebau — municipal housing estates from Red Vienna define many of its streets.
The six dimensions
Light & built form
Wilhelminenberg is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 11.8 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.8 in December. Even the low winter sun gets through well here. 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 Wilhelminenberg
What is it like to live in Wilhelminenberg?
Wilhelminenberg reaches a Living Score of 87 out of 100 (Very good place to live). It is strongest on Green space (Excellent), followed by Safety; Air quality 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 Wilhelminenberg?
Wilhelminenberg is in Vienna's 16th district (Ottakring), postal code 1160.
How safe is Wilhelminenberg?
Safety in Wilhelminenberg: Excellent (8.5/10), based on official police crime statistics. A non-binding orientation value for the area, not a statement about any single address.
Is Wilhelminenberg dangerous?
Short answer: no — Vienna consistently ranks among the safest large cities in the world, and that holds across all 23 districts. Wilhelminenberg sits at 8.5 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 Wilhelminenberg?
Public transport in Wilhelminenberg: Good (7.8/10) – based on proximity to metro, tram and bus (Wiener Linien).
Is Wilhelminenberg noisy?
Quiet in Wilhelminenberg: Excellent (8.4/10), based on traffic-noise exposure. The noise sits at the edge along Sandleitengasse — 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: Sandleitengasse (~14,414/day), Dornbacher Straße (~11,296/day), Hernalser Hauptstraße (~10,602/day).
How hot does Wilhelminenberg get in summer?
In summer Wilhelminenberg is cool — cooler than the Vienna average. Heat index 43 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 Wilhelminenberg?
Green space in Wilhelminenberg: Excellent (9.5/10). Parks and greenery shape everyday life here.
Who is Wilhelminenberg a good fit for?
Most of all for people who value lots of greenery at the doorstep and a safe area. Less ideal if clean air is at the very top of your list — that's the trade-off here.
Is Wilhelminenberg expensive?
Guide prices for Wilhelminenberg: rent around €15/m², buying around €5,900/m² (indexed orientation). Value for money in the Living Score: Excellent.
How is the natural light in Wilhelminenberg?
Wilhelminenberg is low and openly built — plenty of free sky above the rooftops. Measured at the Grätzl centre: about 11.8 hours of direct sun on the longest day, about 7.8 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 Wilhelminenberg?
In Wilhelminenberg: 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.