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Where is Vienna quietest to live?

Vienna is quietest in Hernals, Hietzing and Döbling.

Quiet is measurable. wohnwahn evaluated the official environmental noise map (road, motorway and rail) for every inhabited 250 m cell in Vienna, day and night separately. At night 50% of residential spots stay below 45 dB.

And because a district is not an address: the map below shows the exact spot, not the district average.

RichardKralikPlatz1, Wien
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Vienna’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. 1Hernals117079 %quiet residential spotsat night 81 % · Stephansplatz ≈ 31 Min
  2. 2Hietzing113073 %quiet residential spotsat night 71 % · Stephansplatz ≈ 30 Min
  3. 3Döbling119069 %quiet residential spotsat night 73 % · Stephansplatz ≈ 28 Min

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

  1. 4
    Währing1180
    at night 72%· Stephansplatz ≈ 28 Min· buying ≈ € 8,089/m²
    68%quiet residential spots
  2. 5
    Penzing1140
    at night 71%· Stephansplatz ≈ 28 Min· buying ≈ € 6,546/m²
    68%quiet residential spots
  3. 6
    Ottakring1160
    at night 68%· Stephansplatz ≈ 23 Min· buying ≈ € 6,445/m²
    64%quiet residential spots
  4. 7
    Donaustadt1220
    at night 55%· Stephansplatz ≈ 29 Min· buying ≈ € 6,695/m²
    62%quiet residential spots
  5. 8
    Neubau1070
    at night 57%· Stephansplatz ≈ 10 Min· buying ≈ € 8,026/m²
    57%quiet residential spots
  6. 9
    Floridsdorf1210
    at night 50%· Stephansplatz ≈ 27 Min· buying ≈ € 6,307/m²
    54%quiet residential spots
  7. 10
    Innere Stadt1010
    at night 55%· Stephansplatz ≈ 5 Min· buying ≈ € 19,555/m²
    52%quiet residential spots
  8. 11
    Mariahilf1060
    at night 46%· Stephansplatz ≈ 9 Min· buying ≈ € 7,895/m²
    46%quiet residential spots
  9. 12
    Liesing1230
    at night 44%· Stephansplatz ≈ 30 Min· buying ≈ € 6,309/m²
    46%quiet residential spots
  10. 13
    Wieden1040
    at night 45%· Stephansplatz ≈ 9 Min· buying ≈ € 9,953/m²
    45%quiet residential spots
  11. 14
    Margareten1050
    at night 44%· Stephansplatz ≈ 13 Min· buying ≈ € 8,257/m²
    44%quiet residential spots
  12. 15
    Josefstadt1080
    at night 43%· Stephansplatz ≈ 12 Min· buying ≈ € 8,154/m²
    43%quiet residential spots
  13. 16
    Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus1150
    at night 42%· Stephansplatz ≈ 15 Min· buying ≈ € 6,424/m²
    42%quiet residential spots
  14. 17
    Alsergrund1090
    at night 39%· Stephansplatz ≈ 13 Min· buying ≈ € 9,588/m²
    39%quiet residential spots
  15. 18
    Meidling1120
    at night 33%· Stephansplatz ≈ 21 Min· buying ≈ € 6,149/m²
    38%quiet residential spots
  16. 19
    Favoriten1100
    at night 25%· Stephansplatz ≈ 21 Min· buying ≈ € 5,472/m²
    38%quiet residential spots
  17. 20
    Landstraße1030
    at night 34%· Stephansplatz ≈ 11 Min· buying ≈ € 7,934/m²
    36%quiet residential spots
  18. 21
    Leopoldstadt1020
    at night 24%· Stephansplatz ≈ 15 Min· buying ≈ € 8,264/m²
    32%quiet residential spots
  19. 22
    Brigittenau1200
    at night 29%· Stephansplatz ≈ 14 Min· buying ≈ € 5,997/m²
    31%quiet residential spots
  20. 23
    Simmering1110
    at night 23%· Stephansplatz ≈ 25 Min· buying ≈ € 5,701/m²
    31%quiet residential spots

Method: loudest official noise zone per inhabited 250 m cell, clipped to the real district boundary. Honest caveat: even Vienna’s loudest district (Simmering: 31% quiet spots) has calm courtyards, and quiet districts have loud main roads. The map above shows the exact spot. Prices: asking prices per m² (condos), immopreise.at / derStandard-Preisspiegel, as of Dezember 2025.

Homes in quiet locations

Currently 1268 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.

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quiet day & night · under 55 dB1190 DöblingHigh-quality equipped 2-room apartment with private garden and spacious terrace! First occupancy!€ 1,790/month · 2 rm · 52.4 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1190 Döbling2 rooms! Smart layout! High-quality furnishings! First occupancy near vineyards!€ 1,490/month · 2 rm · 47 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1220 DonaustadtDC2 Tower - 2 Rooms - with Sunset Loggia€ 1,750/month · 2 rm · 50 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1220 DonaustadtModern 2-room apartment with balcony and top amenities€ 1,020/month · 2 rm · 51.2 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1190 DöblingLuxurious 2-room apartment with a view of the greenery!€ 1,590/month · 2 rm · 50.2 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1230 LiesingEnjoy Autumn on the Large Rooftop Terrace - Underfloor Cooling/Heating Included.€ 1,499/month · 3 rm · 77.1 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1190 DöblingExclusive living in Döbling – Just a few steps to Setagayapark/ Barawitzkagasse 7€ 1,031/month · 2 rm · 55.6 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1230 LiesingCool top with west-facing terrace and loggia heating/cooling included - near Kirchenplatz Atzgersdorf.€ 999/month · 2 rm · 52.1 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1210 FloridsdorfPrime location: New 2-room balcony apartment + garage space in quiet location Michtnergasse 9 Top 7€ 855/month · 2 rm · 43.8 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1220 DonaustadtEveryday Luxury - DC-Flats - 2 Rooms with Terrace and View of Vienna - First Occupancy€ 1,645/month · 2 rm · 45 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1070 NeubauBetween Burggasse and Neustiftgasse: Modern new build apartment with loggia and top features€ 1,239/month · 2 rm · 51 m²quiet day & night · under 55 dB1030 LandstraßeModern 2-room new build apartment - near Htl Rennweg€ 1,030/month · 2 rm · 50 m²

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The quiet map of Vienna 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.

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 Stephansplatz by transit (matched per cell, not district averages).

Neubau 107057%of residential spots are quiet and ≤ 25 min from Stephansplatzmedian transit time ≈ 10 MinInnere Stadt 101052%of residential spots are quiet and ≤ 25 min from Stephansplatzmedian transit time ≈ 5 MinMariahilf 106046%of residential spots are quiet and ≤ 25 min from Stephansplatzmedian transit time ≈ 9 Min

And outside Vienna?

The share of quiet residential spots in the surrounding municipalities. One honest caveat: outside the Vienna 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.

Frequently asked questions

Which is Vienna’s quietest district?

By share of quiet residential spots it is Hernals (1170): 79% of inhabited cells are below 55 dB of traffic noise by day, followed by Hietzing (73%) and Döbling (69%). Source: official environmental noise map, evaluated per 250 m cell.

How much of Vienna is actually quiet?

54% of inhabited residential cells are below 55 dB by day, 50% below 45 dB at night. So quiet living in Vienna 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. Neubau for example: 57% of its residential spots are quiet AND within 25 minutes of Stephansplatz 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 September 2026). Outside the Vienna agglomeration only major traffic sources are mapped.

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Sources: strategic environmental noise map 2022 (laerminfo.at / BMK, CC BY) · transit travel times: own routing on the Wiener Linien and ÖBB timetables · prices: immopreise.at / derStandard-Preisspiegel.