City assessment
How smart is Cincinnati?
Cincinnati scores 55.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #280 of 386 by smart reach and #252 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. 24 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 23 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#280 / 386
Smart score
55.7%
Evidenced rank
#252 / 387
Criteria present
37 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Cincinnati's smart city score by area
7 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 9 not yet assessed
Where Cincinnati is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 2 absent
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 3 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
24 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.
- Climate Action & Emissions3 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat3 of 3
- Disaster Risk & Resilience3 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation2 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development2 of 4
- Water & Sanitation2 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Culture, Tourism & Recreation1 of 2
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity1 of 3
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The city of Cincinnati operates an official open data portal at data.cincinnati-oh.gov, as evidenced by the URLs and the programmatic content found on those pages.
https://data.cincinnati-oh.govOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The "Developer Data" page for Metro, which provides bus transit for the Cincinnati Region, indicates the availability of transport-related datasets.
https://www.go-metro.com/about/developer-data/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Cincinnati open data portal provides programmatic API access to its datasets via an OData service, as indicated by the data.cincinnati-oh.gov/OData.svc endpoint which lists various datasets.
https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/OData.svcDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) website offers 'Billing & Payment' options, including a 'Pay Now' feature for utility bills, and also mentions 'GCWW G2B Invoice' for business payments.
https://mygcww.idoxs.net/About this assessment
Cincinnati was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 23 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.