Wels has a median LAGE of 58 across its 11,390 addresses, on our score from 0 to 100 for a place to live. Its neighbourhoods range from 69 in the Gärtnerstraße area in Pernau to 39 in the Vogelweiderstraße area in Oberthan. 4.9 % of the addresses have road noise of 65 dB or more, 9.2 % lie in public transport class A or B, 66.8 % have a supermarket within 500 m, and 3 lie in a 30- or 100-year flood area.
For this profile we take every address of Wels from the address register and count what the official maps and OpenStreetMap show for it. The count covers road noise at the loudest facade, flood areas, public transport, parks, errands on foot, air and LAGE, a score from 0 to 100 that sums up an address as a place to live. Wels has 55 neighbourhoods in the data, statistical areas of Statistik Austria, each named after a street inside it, and Lagecheck compares the 52 with at least 60 addresses. The address register also names a locality for most addresses, such as Pernau, Lichtenegg or Oberthan. The map of Wels shows every neighbourhood.
11,390 addresses. 55 neighbourhoods. 36 localities.
What is it like to live in Wels?
Across all addresses of Wels, the LAGE median is 58. Part by part, the city medians are 85 for quiet, 53 for air, 65 for public transport, 43 for green space and 85 for errands on foot. The table gives each measure for the whole city, with the neighbourhood at each end.
| Measure | Wels | Highest neighbourhood | Lowest neighbourhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addresses with road noise of 65 dB or more | 4.9 % | Vogelweiderstraße areaOberthan34.7 % | 18 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Addresses in a 30- or 100-year flood area | 0.0 % | Vogelweiderstraße areaOberthan3.0 % | 51 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Addresses in a mapped flood area (up to 300 years) | 0.0 % | Vogelweiderstraße areaOberthan4.0 % | 51 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Addresses in public transport class A or B | 9.2 % | Wallerer Straße / Eferdinger Straße area95.6 % | 39 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Addresses with a park within 300 m | 29.7 % | 3 neighbourhoods at 100.0 % | 19 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Nitrogen dioxide, median | 23.9 µg/m³ | Eisenhowerstraße area32.3 µg/m³ | Marilies-Möst-Straße areaNiederthan13.8 µg/m³ |
| Fine dust PM2.5, median | 11.9 µg/m³ | Am Rosenhag / Birkenstraße areaLichtenegg14.9 µg/m³ | Lichtenegger Straße / Hölzlstraße areaWaidhausen10.1 µg/m³ |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 66.8 % | 13 neighbourhoods at 100.0 % | 5 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Addresses with a doctor within 500 m | 51.0 % | 12 neighbourhoods at 100.0 % | 13 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| Addresses with a primary school within 500 m | 35.3 % | 5 neighbourhoods at 100.0 % | 17 neighbourhoods at 0.0 % |
| LAGE, median | 58 | Gärtnerstraße areaPernau69 | Vogelweiderstraße areaOberthan39 |
| Median age of residents | 41 | Am Rosenhag / Salzburger Straße area51 | Kaiser-Josef-Platz area33 |
| Residents under 15 | 15.1 % | Otto-Teufelberger-Straße area21.5 % | Kalkofenstraße area8.4 % |
| Residents aged 65 or more | 19.1 % | Fischergasse area30.5 % | Otto-Teufelberger-Straße area10.2 % |
Quiet and errands on foot are the strongest parts in Wels, and green space is the weakest. Two in three addresses have a supermarket within 500 m, and 29.7 % have a park within 300 m. Road noise of 65 dB or more reaches 558 addresses, 4.9 % of all addresses.
Where in Wels is the best place to live, by LAGE score?
The Gärtnerstraße area in Pernau has the highest LAGE median of the compared neighbourhoods, 69. Pernau also leads the localities, with a median of 66 from 283 addresses. Berg and Laahen share 65, from 153 and 691 addresses. Lichtenegg, Trausenegg and Wimpassing share 64.
| District | LAGE, median | Quiet | Air | Transit | Green | Errands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernau | 66 | 86 | 64 | 65 | 53 | 92 |
| Berg | 65 | 86 | 63 | 50 | 74 | 49 |
| Laahen | 65 | 86 | 53 | 65 | 57 | 95 |
| Lichtenegg | 64 | 86 | 46 | 65 | 51 | 81 |
| Trausenegg | 64 | 86 | 65 | 50 | 77 | 57 |
| Wimpassing | 64 | 75 | 48 | 65 | 72 | 76 |
| Brandln | 62 | 86 | 57 | 65 | 47 | 68 |
| Dickerldorf | 62 | 86 | 66 | 65 | 44 | 66 |
| Rosenau | 62 | 86 | 65 | 50 | 54 | 73 |
| Waidhausen | 62 | 86 | 70 | 38 | 81 | 54 |
| Kirchham | 48 | 87 | 69 | 38 | 97 | 11 |
| Niederthan | 48 | 87 | 71 | 25 | 96 | 13 |
| Unterleithen | 46 | 75 | 52 | 50 | 96 | 12 |
| Roithen | 43 | 81 | 65 | 25 | 93 | 14 |
| Oberlaab | 42 | 86 | 65 | 25 | 93 | 11 |
| Stadlhof | 41 | 75 | 56 | 38 | 96 | 8 |
| Oberthan | 40 | 57 | 64 | 58 | 95 | 5 |
| Doppelgraben | 38 | 87 | 72 | 25 | 99 | 0 |
| Mitterlaab | 37 | 86 | 62 | 38 | 94 | 0 |
| Au | 34 | 75 | 64 | 25 | 97 | 0 |
| All of Wels | 58 | 85 | 53 | 65 | 43 | 85 |
The table covers the addresses with a named locality. The addresses of the locality Wels itself stay out of it, the city centre with the Kaiser-Josef-Platz area among them, and the map of Wels shows them.
Pernau reaches 86 for quiet, 65 for public transport and 92 for errands on foot. Berg reaches its 65 another way, with 74 for green space and 49 for errands. Laahen scores 95 for errands on foot, the highest errands part among the three. The table also lists small localities, down to Doppelgraben with 7 addresses, so their medians rest on few addresses.
Where in Wels is the LAGE score lowest?
The Vogelweiderstraße area in Oberthan has the lowest median of the compared neighbourhoods, 39. At the foot of the table, Au has a median of 34 from 13 addresses, Mitterlaab 37 from 37 and Doppelgraben 38 from 7. Oberthan, with 88 addresses, has 40. Mitterlaab scores 94 for green space and 0 for errands on foot. Oberthan scores 95 for green space, 57 for quiet and 5 for errands.
The same pattern holds further up the table. Niederthan, with 280 addresses, scores 96 for green space, 25 for public transport and 13 for errands, and its median is 48. LAGE combines the five parts as a geometric mean, so one low part pulls a green and quiet area down. With your own priorities, you set how much each part counts.
Where is road traffic loudest in Wels?
The Vogelweiderstraße area has the largest share of loud addresses, with 34.7 % at 65 dB or more at the facade. It is also the neighbourhood with the lowest LAGE median. Across the city the share is 4.9 %, and 18 compared neighbourhoods share 0 %, the Zimnitzstraße area in Niederthan among them. Quiet, partly estimated for side streets, has a city median of 85.
How good is public transport in Wels?
In Wels, 9.2 % of the addresses, 1,052 in all, lie in public transport class A or B, the two best classes of the ÖROK scale. The Wallerer Straße / Eferdinger Straße area leads with 95.6 %. At the other end, 39 of the 52 compared neighbourhoods share 0 %. The ÖROK classes rate public transport by the stops within walking distance and how often they are served, and the city's median transit part is 65.
How far is it to the supermarket, the doctor and the school?
66.8 % of the addresses (7,609) have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 51.0 % (5,808) a doctor's practice and 35.3 % (4,015) a primary school. For the supermarket, 13 neighbourhoods share 100 % and 5 share 0 %. For the doctor, 12 neighbourhoods share 100 %, the Edelweißstraße area in Wimpassing among them, and 13 share 0 %. For the primary school, 5 neighbourhoods share 100 % and 17 share 0 %.
Where in Wels do addresses lie in a flood area?
The flood maps place 3 of the 11,390 addresses in a 30- or 100-year flood area and 4 in a mapped flood area for floods up to once in 300 years. Both shares round to 0.0 %. The Vogelweiderstraße area holds the highest shares, 3.0 % and 4.0 %, and the other 51 compared neighbourhoods share 0 %.
How green is Wels?
29.7 % of the addresses (3,383) have a park within 300 m. Three neighbourhoods share 100 %, the Am Rosenhag / Birkenstraße area in Lichtenegg among them, and 19 share 0 %.
How clean is the air in Wels?
The air model gives nitrogen dioxide a city median of 23.9 µg/m³, and the neighbourhood medians run from 32.3 in the Eisenhowerstraße area to 13.8 in the Marilies-Möst-Straße area in Niederthan. Fine dust PM2.5 has a city median of 11.9 µg/m³, from 14.9 in the Am Rosenhag / Birkenstraße area to 10.1 in the Lichtenegger Straße / Hölzlstraße area in Waidhausen. For both, a lower figure means cleaner air.
Who lives in Wels?
The median age of the residents is 41. 15.1 % are under 15, and 19.1 % are 65 or older. Across the 45 neighbourhoods with resident figures, the median age runs from 33 in the Kaiser-Josef-Platz area to 51 in the Am Rosenhag / Salzburger Straße area.
How we counted
An address is an entry in the Austrian address register of the BEV, and each address counts once, however many flats it has. Every figure except the residents' counts these addresses, and the residents' figures come from Statistik Austria. Road noise comes from the strategic noise maps 2022 of the BMLUK, a model, given as Lden at the loudest facade, and for side streets the quiet part is an estimate. The flood areas come from the flood risk zones of the BMLUK under the Hochwasserrichtlinie 2026, public transport from the ÖROK classes 2025, the air from models of the European Environment Agency, and parks, shops, doctors and schools from OpenStreetMap and the city's directories. Distances are as the crow flies. Only parks count as parks, and forests count separately. The data is from 12 October 2026.
The city figures count every address, and the neighbourhood comparison keeps the 52 neighbourhoods with at least 60 addresses. The table of localities groups the addresses by the Ortschaft the address register names for each, and the addresses of the locality Wels itself stay out of it. The method explains each part of LAGE.