City assessment
How smart is Raleigh?
Raleigh scores 83% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #50 of 386 by smart reach and #32 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 3 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#50 / 386
Smart score
83%
Evidenced rank
#32 / 387
Criteria present
60 / 86
Evidence coverage
96.5%
Raleigh's smart city score by area
9 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Raleigh is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 3 partial
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 3 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 2 partial
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
3 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Raleigh operates an official open data portal, indicated by the domain 'data.raleighnc.gov' and the title 'Open Data Raleigh' found in an API endpoint description.
https://data.raleighnc.gov/api/search/v1Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The 'data.raleighnc.gov' domain provides an API endpoint that returns JSON data and references an OpenAPI definition, indicating programmatic access to data.
https://data.raleighnc.gov/api/search/v1Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
RaleighNC.gov serves as a unified online portal offering various municipal services, including payments, permits, and requests, with a comprehensive list of services available to browse.
https://raleighnc.gov/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of Raleigh provides online payment options for various services, including water and sewer bills, parking, licenses, and false alarm ordinance assessment liens.
https://raleighnc.gov/About this assessment
Raleigh was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.