// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Memphis?
Memphis scores 48.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #184 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
48.7%
Rank
#184 / 386
Criteria present
28 / 86
Evidence coverage
66.3%
Memphis's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Memphis is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The City of Memphis website serves as a central hub listing various city services, including applying for permits, making payments, reporting issues, registering businesses, and renewing business taxes, suggesting a unified online services portal.
https://www.memphistn.gov/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Memphis has an open data portal called the Memphis Data Hub, which features raw data and visualization tools across many city services, including specific dashboards for safer communities and affordable housing. Innovate Memphis also brings together dashboa…
https://data.memphistn.gov/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Innovate Memphis operates Data Midsouth, a centralized data hub that integrates raw data, dashboards, and reports from public agencies and researchers across the region. The Memphis Data Hub also functions as an open data portal for various city services li…
https://www.innovatememphis.com/dataPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Memphis has a public transport network operated by the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA), which includes bus and trolley services.
https://www.matatransit.com/About this assessment
Memphis was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.