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Living around MedUni / AKH or SFU?

Last updated: June 2026

A university has no Living Score of its own — what matters is how it is to live around it. The Grätzl around MedUni / AKH average 86/100, around SFU 77/100.

The areas side by side

MedUni / AKHSFU
Ø Living Score nearby8677
District9.2.
TypeUniversityUniversity
Students (approx.)8,0008,000

Where you live around MedUni / AKH

Alser Straße≈ 5 min walk85Spitalgasse≈ 7 min walk85Volksoper Umgebung≈ 12 min walk86

Where you live around SFU

Stuwerviertel≈ 16 min walk77Praterstern≈ 18 min walk63Nordbahnviertel≈ 32 min walk80

Both in brief

One of Europe’s most renowned medical universities, joined with the AKH — research and clinic under one roof. Around it, a dense slice of the 9th district, superbly connected.

Austria’s largest private university, named after Sigmund Freud — focused on psychotherapy, with medicine, psychology and law alongside. On Freudplatz by the Prater, modern and international.

MedUni / AKHarea Ø 86SFUarea Ø 77
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Frequently asked

Is it better to live around MedUni / AKH or SFU?

A university itself has no Living Score — what we compare is the area. The Grätzl around MedUni / AKH average 86/100, around SFU 77/100, so the area around MedUni / AKH edges ahead. Source: open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria).

Where do you live near MedUni / AKH?

The closest places to live are Alser Straße (≈ 5 min), Spitalgasse (≈ 7 min), Volksoper Umgebung (≈ 12 min).

Where do you live near SFU?

The closest places to live are Stuwerviertel (≈ 16 min), Praterstern (≈ 18 min), Nordbahnviertel (≈ 32 min).