// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Nashville?
Nashville scores 56.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #134 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
56.4%
Rank
#134 / 386
Criteria present
40 / 86
Evidence coverage
68.6%
Nashville's smart city score by area
7 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Nashville is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Nashville.gov appears to serve as a central portal for various municipal services, including property tax payments, animal adoption, trash and recycling services, business licenses, marriage licenses, and job applications, as well as a hub for service reque…
https://www.nashville.gov/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Nashville.gov website allows residents to pay property taxes online and the Metro Water Services section of the site provides methods to pay water bills online.
https://www.nashville.gov/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Nashville provides a 'hubNashville Service Request' system for citizens to report issues, as indicated on the main Nashville.gov website, and Metro Water Services also offers a way to 'Report a Stormwater Concern'.
https://www.nashville.gov/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
The Metro Nashville Police Department provides public data dashboards with timely, accurate, and actionable data, including an interactive map of Uniform Crime Reporting incidents.
https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/data-dashboardAbout this assessment
Nashville 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.