City assessment
How smart is Richmond?
Richmond scores 67.6% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #216 of 386 by smart reach and #173 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. 12 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 23 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#216 / 386
Smart score
67.6%
Evidenced rank
#173 / 387
Criteria present
53 / 86
Evidence coverage
75.6%
Richmond's smart city score by area
7 present · 0 partial · 4 absent · 4 not yet assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Richmond is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 2 absent
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
12 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.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure4 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid3 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The URL data.richmondgov.com, combined with technical terms in the page text such as 'screens', 'ds', 'grid_sidebar', 'add_column', and 'create_geocoded_point_column', indicates an official open data portal for Richmond.
https://data.richmondgov.com/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The City of Richmond's official website, rva.gov, serves as a central hub listing numerous city departments and services, including Citizen Service & Response/311, Finance, Public Utilities, and Parks and Recreation, indicating a unified online presence for…
https://www.rva.gov/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
An ArcGIS dashboard exists, as indicated by a URL containing 'arcgis.com/apps/dashboards'.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/d258225588a843d787a8f33136bd2143Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The City of Richmond operates an urban data platform at data.richmondgov.com, which includes tools for data management such as converting addresses to geographic coordinates, creating geocoded point columns, and handling various geographic data labels.
https://data.richmondgov.com/About this assessment
Richmond was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 23 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.