// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Sacramento?
Sacramento scores 58.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #115 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
58.4%
Rank
#115 / 386
Criteria present
39 / 86
Evidence coverage
69.8%
Sacramento's smart city score by area
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Sacramento is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) operates a Transit Data Portal that publishes GTFS data, which includes information on stops, routes, and trips.
https://www.sacrt.com/apps/gtfs-data-portal/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The SacRT Transit Data Portal publishes high-value transport datasets, including GTFS feeds for stops, routes, trips, and other schedule data.
https://www.sacrt.com/apps/gtfs-data-portal/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The SacRT Transit Data Portal provides programmatic API access through GTFS-real-time (GTFSRT) data feeds for trip updates, service alerts, and vehicle positions.
https://www.sacrt.com/apps/gtfs-data-portal/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Sacramento County allows residents to 'Pay Property Tax Online' and 'Manage Utilities' through its website, while the City of Sacramento's site includes a 'payments Money' category, and SMUD offers options to 'Make a payment' and 'Guest pay' for utility ser…
https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/About this assessment
Sacramento 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.