Where to live in Vienna as a student

Ranking of Vienna's 150 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Vienna to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Biotope-City (96), Weisergründe (95) and Weinhaus (94).

Vienna areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Biotope-City	96 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Weisergründe	95 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Weinhaus	94 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Penzing	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Fuchsenfeld	93 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Fasanviertel	92 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Botschaftsviertel	92 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Neumargareten	92 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Stuwerviertel	92 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Wienerberg City	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Brigittenau	92 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Floridsdorf	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Althangrund	92 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Alsergrund	92 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Landstraße	92 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Triesterviertel	92 · excellent	Services on foot
17	Frauenfeld	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Rudolfsheim	91 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Roßau	91 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Matznerviertel	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
21	Schaumburgergrund	90 · excellent	Services on foot
22	Strindberghof	90 · excellent	Services on foot
23	Zwischenbrücken	90 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	St. Marx	90 · excellent	Services on foot
25	Oberdöbling	89 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Breitensee	89 · excellent	Services on foot
27	Sechshaus	89 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Alservorstadt	89 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
29	Meidling	89 · excellent	Services on foot
30	Erdberg	89 · excellent	Services on foot
31	Nordbahnviertel	89 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Karl-Wrba-Hof	89 · excellent	Services on foot
33	Gersthof	88 · excellent	Public green space
34	Wilhelm-Weber Hof	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
35	Volkertviertel	88 · excellent	Services on foot
36	Pratercottage	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
37	Quartier Belvedere	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
38	Thurygrund II	88 · excellent	Services on foot
39	Obermeidling	87 · excellent	Services on foot
40	Kreta	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
41	Gatterhölzl	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
42	Neu-Penzing	87 · excellent	Services on foot
43	Neues Landgut	87 · excellent	Services on foot
44	Karmeliterviertel	87 · excellent	Services on foot
45	Josefstadt	86 · excellent	Services on foot
46	Alterlaa	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
47	Neulaa	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
48	Favoriten	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
49	Matzleinsdorf	86 · excellent	Services on foot
50	Mühlschüttel	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
51	Jedlesee	86 · excellent	Public green space
52	Währing	85 · excellent	Services on foot
53	Simmering	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
54	Unter-St.-Veit	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
55	Wieden	84 · excellent	Services on foot
56	Neu-Rudolfsheim	84 · excellent	Services on foot
57	Wienerfeld	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
58	Weißgerber	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
59	Atzgersdorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
60	Großjedlersdorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
61	Leopoldstadt	84 · excellent	Services on foot
62	Alliiertenviertel	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
63	Hütteldorf	84 · excellent	Public green space
64	Hetzendorf	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
65	Fünfhaus	84 · excellent	Services on foot
66	Kagran	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
67	Nibelungenviertel	83 · excellent	Services on foot
68	Hasenleiten	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
69	Untersievering	83 · excellent	Public green space
70	Neu-Fünfhaus	83 · excellent	Services on foot
71	Ottakring	83 · excellent	Services on foot
72	Mariahilf	83 · excellent	Services on foot
73	Baumgarten	83 · excellent	Public green space
74	Hacking	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
75	Inzersdorf	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
76	Maurer Dörfl	82 · excellent	Services on foot
77	Gumpendorf	82 · excellent	Services on foot
78	Abtbergen	82 · excellent	Public green space
79	Laurenzergrund	82 · excellent	Services on foot
80	Kaisermühlen	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
81	Am Kempelenpark	82 · excellent	Services on foot
82	Kaiserebersdorf	82 · excellent	Public green space
83	Johann-Hatzl-Hof	82 · excellent	Services on foot
84	Michelbeuern	82 · excellent	Services on foot
85	Sonnwendviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
86	Norwegerviertel	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
87	Liesing	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
88	Neukagran	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
89	Schindlergründe	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
90	Aspern	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
91	Heiligenstadt	81 · excellent	Public green space
92	Altlerchenfeld	81 · excellent	Services on foot
93	Speising	81 · excellent	Public green space
94	Nußdorf	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
95	Altmannsdorf	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
96	Innere Stadt	81 · excellent	Services on foot
97	In der Wiesen Ost-Süd	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
98	Stadlau	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
99	Stammersdorf	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
100	Oberlaa	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
101	Pionierquartier	79 · good	Services on foot
102	Hirschstetten	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
103	Lettenhaufen	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
104	Siebenhirten	79 · good	Public green space
105	Monte Laa	79 · good	Public green space
106	Hietzing	79 · good	Public green space
107	Margareten	78 · good	Services on foot
108	Rodaun	78 · good	Public green space
109	Am Schöpfwerk	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
110	Mautner-Markhof-Gründe	78 · good	Services on foot
111	Erich-Deschermaier-Hof	78 · good	Public green space
112	Rothneusiedl	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
113	Strebersdorf	77 · good	Services on foot
114	Großfeldsiedlung	76 · good	Services on foot
115	Schwarze Lackenau	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
116	Donaufeld	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
117	Oberes Hausfeld	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
118	Spittelberg	76 · good	Services on foot
119	Vienna Twenty Two	76 · good	Services on foot
120	Neilreichviertel	75 · good	Services on foot
121	Leopoldau	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
122	Schottenfeld	75 · good	Services on foot
123	Bruckhaufen	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
124	Böhmisch Trübau	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
125	Hernals	74 · good	Services on foot
126	Neulerchenfeld	73 · good	Services on foot
127	Pötzleinsdorf	72 · good	Public green space
128	Planetenviertel	72 · good	Tree canopy
129	Ober-St.-Veit	71 · good	Public green space
130	Breitenlee	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
131	Oase 22	71 · good	Public green space
132	Eßling	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
133	Neu-Erlaa	68 · good	Public green space
134	Dornbach	67 · good	Public green space
135	Schmelz	67 · good	Services on foot
136	Wulzendorf	66 · good	Public green space
137	Erdberger Mais	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
138	Weidlingau	65 · good	Tree canopy
139	Friedensstadt	63 · good	Public green space
140	Lainz	63 · good	Public green space
141	Seestadt	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
142	Hadersdorf	61 · good	Public green space
143	Unterdöbling	60 · good	Public green space
144	Nordrandsiedlung	59 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
145	Mariabrunn	42 · fair	Public green space
146	Neustift am Walde	28 · poor	Tree canopy
147	Mauer	27 · poor	Tree canopy
148	Grinzing	27 · poor	Tree canopy
149	Kalksburg	26 · poor	Tree canopy
150	Sievering	25 · 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