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Vienna living guides

Editorial, data-driven guides to living in Vienna — built from the same open data as the Living Score, not a tourist tip list. Browse by theme, or filter to what you care about.

Living walks · interactive

Walk a place before you decide.

11 curated routes through real Viennese neighbourhoods — with a route, data and a companion for the way.

See all 11 routes →
Real footpaths · no account · stored locally
GreenTürkenschanzpark to PötzleinsdorfThe higher you climb, the quieter the city gets.6.41 kmDistance86 minOn foot5Chapters
GreenEverydayWater
🍷 Wine in ViennaWhere do you live among Heurigen and vineyards?Vienna is the only city of its size with serious winegrowing inside its own borders. On the edge of town the vine rows reach right up to the residential streets — and there you live with the Heuriger on your doorstep.Read the guide →

Check a flat or market one

Looking for a flatSun per room in December, summer heat and noise at the address — before you sign. Checking is free, the PDF report costs €9.50 (beta price, €19 after the beta). Marketing flatsAn exposé with hours of sun per room, OpenImmo enrichment and a light widget for the listing. The tools are free; Premium €39 a month for reports without a limit.

Discover favourite neighbourhoods

Grätzl stories

Every Grätzl carries its own small magazine — how a day there begins, sounds and ends. These are in their season right now:

Karmeliterviertel · district 2Open the magazine →
Grinzing · district 19Open the magazine → Stammersdorf · district 21Open the magazine → Matzleinsdorfer Platz · district 5Open the magazine → Reinprechtsdorf · district 5Open the magazine → Linke Wienzeile · district 6Open the magazine →

Every place on the map carries its magazine — 📖 on a place card opens it.

Explore by theme

Food & culture

🌭 Vienna sausage standsWhere do you live with a Würstelstand round the corner?🍺 The Vienna BeislWhere do you live with a Beisl round the corner?☕ Coffee-house cityWhere do you live in the middle of Vienna’s café culture?🍂 A living essayAutumn in Vienna🎄 Advent in ViennaVienna’s Christmas markets
Where do you live with a market on your doorstep?Market ViennaSchanigärten in ViennaWhere Vienna sits outsideThe loveliest summer eveningsLiving essayWinter in ViennaLiving essaySpring in ViennaLiving essay

Green & climate

🌱 The allotment way of livingWhere do you live in the green — in a Kleingarten?🌳 Shade in the cityWhere do the most trees line the streets?🌲 On the city’s edgeWhere do you live by the Vienna Woods — green and hilly?☀️ Heat in ViennaWhere should you live in Vienna to stay cool?✈️ What the official map does not showAircraft noise in Vienna
Where do you live well with a dog in Vienna?With a dog in ViennaWhere is Vienna most bike-friendly to live?Cycling in ViennaVienna’s city hiking trailsOut of the cityNoise & quietWhere you can actually sleepCool livingSummer heat by districtLight & sunWhere the sun reachesHouseplants & lightWhich plant for which windowSolar potentialDoes a panel make sense on this roof?Green-roof potentialWhich roofs could carry oneWeather & climateSun, rain & heat

Living & everyday

🧳 ArrivingWhen you move to Vienna for the first time🏢 Living in special placesLiving in the Karl-Marx-Hof🧱 Living in special placesLiving in the Arsenal🌊 Living in special placesLiving at the Alte Donau🚲 Living in special placesLiving at the Danube Canal🏢 The Gemeindebau way of livingWhere does municipal housing shape living in Vienna?
Living in Stadlau & the MühlwasserLiving at the KutschkermarktWhere do the Viennese live, not the tourists?The Vienna ZinshausHousing types in ViennaAltbau or GemeindebauArchitecture & everyday living

Azima — one address, measured

AzimaLight, heat and noise of a flat — worked out at the addressThe light checkDoes the sun reach your window?Is the flat dark?What reaches your window in DecemberWill my sun be built over?What the neighbours may still buildAttic conversion in ViennaWhat may I build?Residual valueWhat may the attic cost?Developer calculationDoes the project pay off?Draw a floor planTo scale, no account — and then the light in every roomWhat Azima measuresEvery measurement with its method, source and limitHow accurate is Azima1,000 windows against the city’s real roofsThe shortest dayOne flat on 21 December, quarter hour by quarter hourThe second riverDanube Island history — a film from the City’s aerial imagesWinter sun & the clock changeWhat still reaches a flat after the clocks go backWhat the house still allowsExtra storeys and attic — from the development planFor agents & developersFloor plan, OpenImmo, IFC → location reportThe light widgetHours of sun in the listing — embed for freeThe light tile for your listingHours of sun as an image — for private sellers and landlordsThe browser extensionHelp with flat and house hunting: location, price and sun right inside a listing on willhaben & Co.

Sunlight hours per roomShading by neighbouring buildingsSolar load per roomAircraft noise at one addressYour address from aboveReading floor plans, OpenImmo and IFCWhat the neighbours may still buildMerging plotsExplaining drawbacks honestly

Understand Vienna

~47kopen data pointsVienna in numbers →
Rent & property pricesBy districtThe Vienna housing marketWhat Vienna still allowsRoom above the roofsSun in the new storeyHow bright added storeys would beTram, Stadtbahn, U-BahnParking in ViennaShort-stay zone, permit, car parksEV charging in ViennaCharging sites by district, fast chargingHeating without gas in ViennaGeothermal, groundwater, fundingEnergy costs of a flatHeating, hot water, electricity a monthHousing benefit in ViennaWho gets it, what countsBalcony solar in ViennaRules, registration, yieldHow VLM worksTransparencyThe engine as a graphEvery data point, every engineThe data to take with youEvery layer as GeoJSON, JSON, CSVHow VLM is foundVisits and AI crawlers, cookielessVienna from above in numbersThe films by channel

By living profile

Life phase

As a studentWith a familyWorking from homeQuiet & safe in later life

Priority

Affordable & still goodCentral & urbanThe greenestThe quietestThe safestWithout a carBright, with lots of sunCafés, markets & nightlife

How do you want to live?

You have read — now check Vienna for your own life. Describe your wish and the map shows the places that fit.

Quiet & greenCafés nearbyNear the waterWell connectedFamily-friendlyLively & urban

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