City assessment
How smart is Columbus?
Columbus scores 60.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #218 of 386 by smart reach and #224 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. 20 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
#218 / 386
Smart score
60.7%
Evidenced rank
#224 / 387
Criteria present
40 / 86
Evidence coverage
75.6%
Columbus's smart city score by area
3 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 6 not yet assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
Where Columbus is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 3 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 partial
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
20 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.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Digital Government Services2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Education & Digital Skills1 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Columbus, Ohio operates an official open data portal at opendata.columbus.gov, which is referred to as "GIS Open Data Columbus, OH" in its API documentation.
https://opendata.columbus.gov/api/search/v1Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) provides data, indicating the availability of transport-related datasets.
https://cota.com/data/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Columbus open data portal provides programmatic API access to its data, with an OpenAPI definition available for its search API.
https://opendata.columbus.gov/api/search/v1Active & Shared Mobility · Mobility-as-a-Service app
Columbus has a 'Transit app' available for iOS and Android that provides real-time data, schedules, and trip planning for transit in the area.
https://transitapp.com/region/columbusAbout this assessment
Columbus 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.