// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Minneapolis?
Minneapolis scores 65.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #119 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.9%
Rank
#119 / 388
Criteria present
49 / 86
Evidence coverage
76.7%
Minneapolis's smart city score by area
5 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
8 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
6 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Minneapolis is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The City of Minneapolis website serves as a central hub where residents can find information and initiate various municipal transactions, including applying for jobs, paying utility bills, filing police reports, looking up property information, and applying…
https://www.minneapolismn.gov/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The City of Minneapolis provides an online portal to report a wide range of issues, such as broken parking meters, potholes, illegal dumping, and various neighborhood and public safety concerns.
https://www.minneapolismn.gov/report-an-issue/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
The City of Minneapolis provides public interactive visualizations and dashboards through its 'DataSource' and 'MinneapolisData' platforms, including dashboards for crime data, planning applications, neighborhood demographics, and health inspection lookups.
https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/government-data/datasource/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The City of Minneapolis operates 'DataSource' and 'MinneapolisData' platforms which serve as a source for 'City public data' and dashboards covering diverse city functions such as crime, planning, demographics, and health inspections, indicating an integrat…
https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/government-data/datasource/About this assessment
Minneapolis 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.