// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Milwaukee?
Milwaukee scores 60.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #159 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
60.7%
Rank
#159 / 388
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Milwaukee's smart city score by area
5 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Milwaukee is strong
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Milwaukee operates an official Open Data Portal, as evidenced by the titles and content of the provided pages, which refer to it as the "City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal" and host a "Dataset Catalog."
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dataset-catalogOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal explicitly states that its content is under a "Creative Commons Attribution" license.
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dataset-catalogOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal offers programmatic API access for datasets, as evidenced by the "Milwaukee County Transit System(MCTS) API" dataset which requires registration for API access, and the presence of an "api_docs" page on the portal.
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/milwaukee-county-transit-system-mcts-apiConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
The City of Milwaukee unveiled open access wireless internet in ten Milwaukee parks.
https://city.milwaukee.gov/news/2021/April/City-Unveils-Open-Access-Wireless-Internet-in-Ten-Milwaukee-ParksAbout this assessment
Milwaukee was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.