City assessment
How smart is Denver?
Denver scores 71.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #111 of 386 by smart reach and #138 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. 12 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#111 / 386
Smart score
71.9%
Evidenced rank
#138 / 387
Criteria present
52 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Denver's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
Where Denver is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 3 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
12 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
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The 'Open Data Denver' website allows users to explore and analyze Denver's public data and browse datasets.
https://opendatadenver.com/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Open Data Denver portal features datasets such as 'Business Denver Liquor Licenses' and 'Denver Residential Rental Property Licenses', which are public records and analytics tables.
https://opendatadenver.com/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
RTD-Denver provides GTFS schedule data and real-time GTFS-RT data feeds for arrival predictions and vehicle locations, explicitly for use in developing applications for riders, indicating programmatic access.
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQF8nNuASbEeH1mI5icXLH6HJzVOGoH0i3TqavW3js8ZsixYaeDoffE2gjp5A485d9V7CpF1oMERuxCMZB5ZbF7EcVxP_TyQGbxosjw-VTLcDfdkqFJtmkmY_Sbh-cFc7UktpI4v8oG3It3bwd1FcBg6D9Z7X2jV1GShNq0=Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Denver has multiple public dashboards providing regularly updated city indicators, including a school data dashboard under development, a performance dashboard for the Regional Transportation District (RTD) showing finances and operations, and performance a…
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2022/11/30/23487006/denver-school-dashboard-advisory-committee-applications-spf/About this assessment
Denver was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 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.