Where to live in Vienna if you commute
Ranking of Vienna's 150 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.
What is the best area of Vienna to live in if you commute?
According to CityPulse: Pratercottage (90), Schindlergründe (89) and Penzing (87).
Vienna areas ranked
| # | Area | Score | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratercottage | 90 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 2 | Schindlergründe | 89 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 3 | Penzing | 87 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 4 | Neulaa | 87 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 5 | Lettenhaufen | 86 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 6 | Hacking | 86 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 7 | Heiligenstadt | 86 · excellent | Public green space |
| 8 | Am Schöpfwerk | 86 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 9 | Weinhaus | 85 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 10 | Norwegerviertel | 85 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 11 | Frauenfeld | 84 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 12 | Stadlau | 84 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 13 | Atzgersdorf | 84 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 14 | Gatterhölzl | 84 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 15 | Oberdöbling | 83 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 16 | Gersthof | 83 · excellent | Public green space |
| 17 | Simmering | 83 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 18 | Großfeldsiedlung | 83 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 19 | Neumargareten | 83 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 20 | Oberes Hausfeld | 83 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 21 | Alterlaa | 83 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 22 | In der Wiesen Ost-Süd | 82 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 23 | Botschaftsviertel | 82 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 24 | Rudolfsheim | 82 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 25 | Altmannsdorf | 82 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 26 | Stuwerviertel | 82 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 27 | Kaisermühlen | 82 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 28 | Baumgarten | 82 · excellent | Public green space |
| 29 | Floridsdorf | 82 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 30 | Hetzendorf | 82 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 31 | Weisergründe | 82 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 32 | Brigittenau | 82 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 33 | Landstraße | 81 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 34 | Althangrund | 81 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 35 | Obermeidling | 81 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 36 | Wieden | 81 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 37 | Schaumburgergrund | 81 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 38 | Wilhelm-Weber Hof | 80 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 39 | Fasanviertel | 80 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 40 | Aspern | 80 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 41 | Wienerfeld | 80 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 42 | Fuchsenfeld | 80 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 43 | Breitensee | 80 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 44 | Unter-St.-Veit | 80 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 45 | Zwischenbrücken | 80 · excellent | Public transport frequency |
| 46 | Wienerberg City | 80 · excellent | Protected cycle lanes |
| 47 | Alsergrund | 80 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 48 | Strindberghof | 80 · excellent | Services on foot |
| 49 | Erdberg | 79 · good | Services on foot |
| 50 | St. Marx | 79 · good | Services on foot |
| 51 | Hirschstetten | 79 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 52 | Alservorstadt | 79 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 53 | Währing | 79 · good | Services on foot |
| 54 | Roßau | 79 · good | Services on foot |
| 55 | Meidling | 79 · good | Services on foot |
| 56 | Hütteldorf | 79 · good | Public green space |
| 57 | Sechshaus | 78 · good | Services on foot |
| 58 | Vienna Twenty Two | 78 · good | Services on foot |
| 59 | Erdberger Mais | 78 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 60 | Thurygrund II | 78 · good | Services on foot |
| 61 | Nordbahnviertel | 78 · good | Services on foot |
| 62 | Hietzing | 78 · good | Public green space |
| 63 | Quartier Belvedere | 77 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 64 | Volkertviertel | 77 · good | Services on foot |
| 65 | Neues Landgut | 77 · good | Services on foot |
| 66 | Kreta | 77 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 67 | Leopoldau | 76 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 68 | Favoriten | 76 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 69 | Josefstadt | 76 · good | Services on foot |
| 70 | Karl-Wrba-Hof | 76 · good | Services on foot |
| 71 | Matzleinsdorf | 76 · good | Services on foot |
| 72 | Maurer Dörfl | 76 · good | Services on foot |
| 73 | Speising | 75 · good | Public green space |
| 74 | Biotope-City | 75 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 75 | Karmeliterviertel | 75 · good | Services on foot |
| 76 | Michelbeuern | 75 · good | Services on foot |
| 77 | Neu-Penzing | 75 · good | Services on foot |
| 78 | Kagran | 74 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 79 | Nibelungenviertel | 74 · good | Services on foot |
| 80 | Innere Stadt | 74 · good | Services on foot |
| 81 | Am Kempelenpark | 74 · good | Services on foot |
| 82 | Johann-Hatzl-Hof | 74 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 83 | Jedlesee | 74 · good | Public green space |
| 84 | Neu-Rudolfsheim | 74 · good | Services on foot |
| 85 | Siebenhirten | 74 · good | Public green space |
| 86 | Laurenzergrund | 73 · good | Services on foot |
| 87 | Hasenleiten | 73 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 88 | Inzersdorf | 73 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 89 | Gumpendorf | 73 · good | Services on foot |
| 90 | Großjedlersdorf | 73 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 91 | Pionierquartier | 73 · good | Services on foot |
| 92 | Fünfhaus | 73 · good | Services on foot |
| 93 | Neu-Fünfhaus | 72 · good | Services on foot |
| 94 | Liesing | 72 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 95 | Mautner-Markhof-Gründe | 72 · good | Services on foot |
| 96 | Alliiertenviertel | 72 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 97 | Ober-St.-Veit | 72 · good | Public green space |
| 98 | Leopoldstadt | 72 · good | Services on foot |
| 99 | Matznerviertel | 72 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 100 | Neu-Erlaa | 72 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 101 | Weißgerber | 72 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 102 | Ottakring | 72 · good | Services on foot |
| 103 | Mariahilf | 71 · good | Services on foot |
| 104 | Altlerchenfeld | 71 · good | Services on foot |
| 105 | Neukagran | 70 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 106 | Nußdorf | 70 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 107 | Unterdöbling | 70 · good | Public green space |
| 108 | Margareten | 69 · good | Services on foot |
| 109 | Oberlaa | 68 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 110 | Spittelberg | 68 · good | Services on foot |
| 111 | Neilreichviertel | 66 · good | Services on foot |
| 112 | Rodaun | 66 · good | Public green space |
| 113 | Schottenfeld | 66 · good | Services on foot |
| 114 | Erich-Deschermaier-Hof | 66 · good | Public green space |
| 115 | Abtbergen | 66 · good | Public green space |
| 116 | Sonnwendviertel | 66 · good | Public transport frequency |
| 117 | Monte Laa | 65 · good | Public green space |
| 118 | Donaufeld | 64 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 119 | Triesterviertel | 64 · good | Services on foot |
| 120 | Kaiserebersdorf | 64 · good | Public green space |
| 121 | Neulerchenfeld | 64 · good | Services on foot |
| 122 | Hernals | 63 · good | Services on foot |
| 123 | Stammersdorf | 63 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 124 | Hadersdorf | 61 · good | Public green space |
| 125 | Böhmisch Trübau | 61 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 126 | Untersievering | 60 · good | Public green space |
| 127 | Rothneusiedl | 60 · good | Protected cycle lanes |
| 128 | Oase 22 | 60 · good | Public green space |
| 129 | Eßling | 56 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 130 | Strebersdorf | 56 · fair | Services on foot |
| 131 | Schmelz | 56 · fair | Services on foot |
| 132 | Seestadt | 55 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 133 | Schwarze Lackenau | 54 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 134 | Mühlschüttel | 53 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 135 | Breitenlee | 53 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 136 | Bruckhaufen | 52 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 137 | Wulzendorf | 52 · fair | Public green space |
| 138 | Mariabrunn | 51 · fair | Public green space |
| 139 | Weidlingau | 50 · fair | Tree canopy |
| 140 | Lainz | 50 · fair | Public green space |
| 141 | Friedensstadt | 49 · fair | Public green space |
| 142 | Nordrandsiedlung | 46 · fair | Protected cycle lanes |
| 143 | Planetenviertel | 46 · fair | Tree canopy |
| 144 | Dornbach | 42 · fair | Public green space |
| 145 | Mauer | 36 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 146 | Pötzleinsdorf | 31 · poor | Public green space |
| 147 | Neustift am Walde | 30 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 148 | Sievering | 30 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 149 | Grinzing | 28 · poor | Tree canopy |
| 150 | Kalksburg | 14 · poor | Tree canopy |
What it does not consider
The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources