City assessment
How smart is Austin?
Austin scores 86.6% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #19 of 386 by smart reach and #14 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 6 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#19 / 386
Smart score
86.6%
Evidenced rank
#14 / 387
Criteria present
70 / 86
Evidence coverage
91.9%
Austin's smart city score by area
11 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
12 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
Where Austin is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 2 partial
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 1 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 1 partial
Not yet assessed
6 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture2 of 2
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The URLs data.austintexas.gov and data.austintexas.gov/browse, along with technical terms in the page text such as "create_geocoded_point_column" and "aggregates", indicate the presence of an official open data portal for Austin.
https://data.austintexas.gov/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Austin open data portal includes a category for 'Transportation and Mobility' datasets, which are considered high-value datasets.
https://data.austintexas.gov/browse?category=Transportation+and+MobilityDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The City of Austin website, AustinTexas.gov, serves as a unified online portal where residents can view and access various city services, including applying for jobs, adopting pets, paying online, and applying for permits.
https://www.austintexas.gov/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of Austin website allows users to 'Pay online' for various services, including handling civil parking citations and household utilities.
https://www.austintexas.gov/About this assessment
Austin was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.