City assessment
How smart is Long Beach?
Long Beach scores 54.4% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #277 of 386 by smart reach and #256 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. 19 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
#277 / 386
Smart score
54.4%
Evidenced rank
#256 / 387
Criteria present
34 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Long Beach's smart city score by area
4 present · 5 partial · 3 absent · 3 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not yet assessed
10 present · 0 partial · 3 absent
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
Where Long Beach is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Digital Government Services · 3 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 2 absent
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
19 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 Infrastructure2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Housing & Urban Planning2 of 3
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Water & Sanitation2 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions1 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Open Data & Transparency1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Long Beach Transit provides a GTFS Feed for 'Static & Real-Time Data' related to transportation, and Long Beach Utilities makes an 'Annual Water Quality Report' available, which is an environmental dataset.
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFrZpGtJ-tjorHv3UdSTBemRhqG67aeffF9DP7eGZx4WMrqVrVNZOJ0MK05KWZkEruaiS4Rc5kQWfJl7Iexd55zPb5K4ZqCqI87wGj12y6Bzu1bQRnRg0mAHealth & Digital Health · Public health open data
The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has launched a Racial and Health Equity Data Hub, an interactive platform that provides a holistic look at the health of Long Beach residents by race and ethnicity, tracking health disparities.
https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQFMvxLndmYKvi_QN3J4kqkLPyEAI6psTxUdWbXexw_0CTs1VMpZ13_IEWTTJVr2CMZ7JKE38rgQuz755zorxeYvGBJk5-qoVkl-4j0Wb091wqL3anncXr7CE7_FHBBz3rq9BA8aDCLnp2y2hcHXWes_4POqTo-aR8h9LpOPdaka5sblIyagLcCj7kERaGcnh2O5vONoczvkQzO33RaMzXDwL1zTCfO0BOhelwy6mEwnP98L3OlNco9QUQ==Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) website indicates that it is currently enrolling students and highlights achievements such as schools earning California Distinguished Honor List and making U.S. News Best High School’s List, suggesting the col…
https://www.lbschools.netEducation & Digital Skills · Digital-skills / inclusion programme
The City of Long Beach has released updated multilingual Digital Inclusion Resource Guides and a new Digital Inclusion Resources Asset Map, designed to empower residents and bridge the digital divide by providing access to essential digital inclusion servic…
https://www.longbeach.gov/press-releases/city-releases-updated-digital-inclusion-resource-guides-and-new-asset-map/About this assessment
Long Beach 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.