// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Philadelphia?
Philadelphia scores 82.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #8 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
82.2%
Rank
#8 / 386
Criteria present
64 / 86
Evidence coverage
90.7%
Philadelphia's smart city score by area
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
Where Philadelphia is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Philadelphia operates an official open data portal called OpenDataPhilly, which serves as a catalog for open data in the region and the official repository for the City of Philadelphia's data.
https://www.phila.gov/programs/open-data-program/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The OpenDataPhilly portal includes high-value datasets categorized under 'Budget / Finance' (15 datasets), 'Environment' (102 datasets), and 'Transportation' (103 datasets), among others.
https://www.phila.gov/programs/open-data-program/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of Philadelphia offers online payment options for taxes and utility bills, with specific instructions for filing and paying City taxes online and the ability to pay or dispute water bills through its services portal.
https://www.phila.gov/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Philadelphia operates Philly311, a customer service center for non-emergency inquiries, allowing residents to submit and track service requests via telephone, a mobile application, and a web application.
https://www.phila.gov/311/About this assessment
Philadelphia 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.