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Where is St. Pölten quietest to live?

Official environmental noise map 2022 · evaluated per 250 m cell · Data as of: August 2026

Quiet is measurable. wohnwahn evaluated the official environmental noise map (road, motorway and rail) for every inhabited 250 m cell in St. Pölten: 66% of residential spots are below 55 dB of traffic noise by day, 57% below 45 dB at night.

And because a district is not an address: the map below shows the exact spot, not the district average. One honest caveat: in St. Pölten the strategic noise map covers the main traffic sources, not every side street, so "quiet" can also mean "not mapped": the noise layer on the search map shows per address what was measured.

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The quiet map of St. Pölten and surroundings

Green means quiet. Every square is an inhabited 250 m cell with the loudest official traffic-noise zone (road, motorway, rail).

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< 55 dB … > 75 dB

Only inhabited cells are coloured (woods and fields are not). Tap the map: you’ll see the noise band for that exact spot, day and night.

St. Pölten’s quietest districts

Share of inhabited residential cells below 55 dB traffic noise by day. Linked: the full district profile in the Grätzl atlas.

  1. 1
    St. Georgen am Steinfelde
    at night 88%· Rathausplatz ≈ 21 Min
    91%quiet residential spots
  2. 2
    Neu-Hart
    at night 87%· Rathausplatz ≈ 18 Min
    89%quiet residential spots
  3. 3
    Harland
    at night 86%· Rathausplatz ≈ 15 Min
    89%quiet residential spots
  4. 4
    Teufelhof
    at night 86%· Rathausplatz ≈ 11 Min
    86%quiet residential spots
  5. 5
    Viehofen
    at night 75%· Rathausplatz ≈ 16 Min
    82%quiet residential spots
  6. 6
    Zentrum
    at night 69%· Rathausplatz ≈ 11 Min
    80%quiet residential spots
  7. 7
    Unterradlberg
    at night 50%· Rathausplatz ≈ 20 Min
    60%quiet residential spots
  8. 8
    Pottenbrunn
    at night 45%· Rathausplatz ≈ 16 Min
    56%quiet residential spots
  9. 9
    Stattersdorf
    at night 42%· Rathausplatz ≈ 14 Min
    51%quiet residential spots
  10. 10
    Spratzern
    at night 31%· Rathausplatz ≈ 15 Min
    40%quiet residential spots

Method: loudest official noise zone per inhabited 250 m cell, clipped to the real district boundary. Honest caveat: even St. Pölten’s loudest district (Unterwagram: 31% quiet spots) has calm courtyards, and quiet districts have loud main roads. The map above shows the exact spot.

Quiet, yet in the middle of it

Quiet often reads as “remote”. These districts prove the opposite: share of residential cells that are below 55 dB AND within 25 minutes of Rathausplatz by transit (matched per cell, not district averages).

Harland 89%of residential spots are quiet and ≤ 25 min from Rathausplatzmedian transit time ≈ 15 MinTeufelhof 86%of residential spots are quiet and ≤ 25 min from Rathausplatzmedian transit time ≈ 11 MinViehofen 81%of residential spots are quiet and ≤ 25 min from Rathausplatzmedian transit time ≈ 16 Min

And outside St. Pölten?

The share of quiet residential spots in the surrounding municipalities. One honest caveat: outside the St. Pölten agglomeration the strategic noise map only covers major roads and railways, so “quiet” there can also mean “not mapped”. Local through-roads may be louder than the data shows.

How to spot a quiet flat

Courtyard beats street

In the same building, the courtyard side is often 10 to 15 dB quieter than the street side. Ask which way the bedroom faces: it matters more than the district.

Night counts differently

The official map has separate night values (Lnight). A road that is fine by day can be the reason you wake up at 5 a.m. Check both: the map above has a night toggle.

Rail is not road

Rail noise comes in intervals, road noise is constant. Many people sleep fine next to a rail line but not next to a four-lane road at the same dB level. Look at what the source is.

Check the exact address

On the wohnwahn search map, tap any point: “What’s here?” shows the official noise band, heat load, trees and travel times for that exact spot, before you book a viewing.

Homes in quiet locations

Currently 25 listings sit on wohnwahn in an officially quiet spot: under 60 dB by day, the level at which Austria has to plan noise protection. That is exactly what the “Quiet location” filter in the search does. Each card shows the noise band of its location.

quiet by day · night 45–49 dB3500 Krems an der DonauKremser Wohnkonzept - Top30 -2ZI -O-Balkonwohnung inkl. TG - Eigenmittel + Wbf > Gesamtkaufpreis€ 213,899 · 2 rm · 54.2 m²quiet by day · night 45–49 dB3500 Krems an der Donau3-Zimmer Mietwohnung in der Hafenstrasse mit Garage und Loggia!€ 1,294/month · 3 rm · 83.3 m²quiet by day · night 45–49 dBZentrumPerfekt geschnittene 3-Zimmer Neubau Wohnung€ 254,000 · 3 rm · 66.6 m²quiet by day · night 45–49 dBZentrum3-Zimmer Neubau mit Aussicht!€ 266,600 · 3 rm · 66.6 m²quiet by day · night 45–49 dBZentrumNeubau Erstbezug! Gemütliche Familienwohnung!€ 299,800 · 3 rm · 78.8 m²quiet by day · night 45–49 dB3500 Krems an der DonauKremser Wohnkonzept - Top80 Exklusives 4ZI-Penthouse, Panorama-W-Terrasse und O-Balkon + 2 TG > Gesamtkaufpreis -…€ 513,250 · 4 rm · 111.2 m²

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Frequently asked questions

Which is St. Pölten’s quietest district?

By share of quiet residential spots it is St. Georgen am Steinfelde: 91% of inhabited cells are below 55 dB of traffic noise by day, followed by Neu-Hart (89%) and Harland (89%). Source: official environmental noise map, evaluated per 250 m cell.

How much of St. Pölten is actually quiet?

66% of inhabited residential cells are below 55 dB by day, 57% below 45 dB at night. So quiet living in St. Pölten is realistic, but it depends heavily on the exact spot.

What does “under 55 dB” mean?

55 dB (Lden, day-evening-night average) roughly corresponds to a calm side street. The strategic noise map only maps zones above 55 dB by day and 45 dB at night; anything below is not considered a relevant traffic noise load.

Are quiet districts badly connected?

No. Harland for example: 89% of its residential spots are quiet AND within 25 minutes of Rathausplatz by transit. Quiet and central is rarer, but it exists, and the data shows where.

Where does the data come from and how current is it?

Strategic environmental noise map 2022 (laerminfo.at, Federal Ministry BMK, CC BY), the EU-wide standard that is renewed every five years. wohnwahn evaluates it per inhabited 250 m cell and refreshes the evaluation monthly (as of August 2026). Outside the St. Pölten agglomeration only major traffic sources are mapped.

Related topics

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Sources: strategic environmental noise map 2022 (laerminfo.at / BMK, CC BY) · transit travel times: own routing on the LUP St. Pölten and ÖBB timetables.