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Water geometry from OpenStreetMap + a water-cooling score per 250 m cell · as of: August 2026
“By the water” is a favourite in every listing. wohnwahn measures it instead: 5,195 water features across Graz, from the Mur to the Hilmteich, and a cooling score per inhabited 250 m cell. Right now Gösting has the largest share of homes near water (85% of its residential spots).
And we say honestly where the trade-offs are: traffic noise along the Mur banks, mosquitoes in the floodplain woods, and a price premium at the Hilmteich.
Deeper blue means closer to open water. Every square is an inhabited 250 m cell; the Mur, the Hilmteich and the big lakes and gravel ponds in the south count, the channelled Mühlgang and small brooks do not.
Only inhabited cells are coloured. This is a proximity model for the big open waters, NOT an official flood map. Tap the map for the water-proximity score at that exact spot.
Ranked by the share of residential spots near a big open water, so it rewards districts with many waterside homes, not a single luxury shoreline. Linked: the full profile in the atlas.
Method: proximity to the big open waters per inhabited 250 m cell (the Mur, the Hilmteich and the big lakes and gravel ponds in the south count), bigger and closer water weighs more, share of cells above the threshold, clipped to the real boundary. Channelled races and small brooks are deliberately excluded, they don’t make a waterside home. A district scores high when many homes sit near water, not because of one exclusive shore. Prices: asking prices per m² (condos), IMMOXX-Markterhebung (Kauf) / immomarktanalyse.at (Miete), as of Juni 2026.
Water usually means the edge of the city. These places prove otherwise: many waterside homes AND within 20 minutes of Jakominiplatz by transit (the Mur promenade in Lend and Gries is the classic).
Our data shows how close and how cooling the water is around an address. Whether you actually see it depends on the floor, the orientation and the building, that’s what the listing and a viewing tell you.
The Hilmteich is a calm park pond (quiet, pricier); the Mur banks in Lend and Gries are central and lively (bars, cycle paths, more noise from the riverside roads). Both are “by the water”, but they live completely differently. Check the noise layer on the search map for the riverside.
Homes right by the Mur floodplain woods (Murauen south of the city, the gravel ponds) are green and cool, but the mosquitoes are real from June to August. We don’t measure them, but they belong in the decision.
The Mühlgang is a channelled mill race, partly covered, and small brooks vanish under the streets. “By the water” in a listing rarely means the open Mur, so read the map, not just the street name.
Current rentals on wohnwahn, strongest water location first. Each card shows the water-cooling score of its spot.
water 74I. Innere StadtStilvolle 2-Zimmer-Altbauwohnung | 2. OG | ca. 76,21m² | Bestlage | Hauptplatz | Innenstadt€ 905/month · 2 rm · 76 m²
water 58IV. LendSommeraktion 2 Monate Mietfrei | Top Anbindung | 2 Zimmer mit Separater Küche | Balkon€ 726/month · 2 rm · 63 m²
water 58IV. LendDoppelt Sparen: 2 Monate Mietfrei | Top Anbindung | 2 Zimmer | Balkon | Separate Küche€ 700/month · 2 rm · 62 m²
water 58IV. LendIhr Neues Zuhause Wartet - 2 Monate Mietfrei | Top Anbindung | 2 Zimmer mit Separater Küche | Balkon€ 682/month · 2 rm · 62 m²
water 58IV. Lendder Beste Umzug Beginn Mietfrei | Nähe Hauptbahnhof | Zwei Zimmer€ 556/month · 2 rm · 52 m²
water 56X. RiesCharmante 2-Zimmer Wohnung mit Grosszügiger SW-Terrasse | in Wunderschöner Altbau-Villa | Hell & Gemütlich | Ideal für…€ 263,985 · 2 rm · 54 m²By share of waterside homes it is Gösting (85% of residential spots near water), followed by Lend and St. Leonhard. The classic addresses are the Mur banks (Lend, Gries, Gösting, Puntigam), the Hilmteich and the bathing lakes in the south of the city. Source: OpenStreetMap water geometry, evaluated per 250 m cell.
wohnwahn measures water proximity and cooling, not flood risk. Graz has upgraded its Mur flood protection to the 100-year event, but the official HORA hazard map is the reference per address, not this page: we do not issue a flood-risk rating.
The Hilmteich is a still park pond: quiet, green, more expensive, a Sunday-walk feel. The Mur promenade in Lend and Gries is central and urban: bars, cycle paths, summer crowds and more noise. Both are “by the water” but suit very different lives.
Innere Stadt for example: many waterside homes and still ≈ 5 minutes from Jakominiplatz by transit. The Mur promenade in Lend is the textbook case: the river on your doorstep, the Hauptplatz a ten-minute walk away.
Water geometry from OpenStreetMap, cooling score per inhabited 250 m cell, refreshed monthly (as of August 2026).
More honest data on where to live well in Graz and the surrounding area.
Search, tap any address on the map, and see the water, the cooling, the noise and the travel times before the viewing. Free and independent.
How wohnwahn rates locations →Water keeps it cooler: cool living in Graz →Quiet living →Green living →Family-friendly →
Sources: water geometry OpenStreetMap · cooling effect: own model per 250 m cell · transit: own routing on the Graz Linien (Styrian transit) and ÖBB timetables · prices: IMMOXX-Markterhebung (Kauf) / immomarktanalyse.at (Miete). Not an official flood map. Refreshed monthly.