// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City scores 69.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #87 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
69.1%
Rank
#87 / 388
Criteria present
50 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
Salt Lake City's smart city score by area
8 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
5 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Salt Lake City is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Salt Lake City operates an official open data portal, Data.SLC.gov, which serves as a data catalog providing public access to data created and maintained by the city.
https://data.slc.gov/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Salt Lake City publishes high-value datasets including 'Salt Lake City Water Quality' and 'Public Utilities GIS maps' (environment), 'Snowplow Activity Live snowplow GPS tracking' (transport), and information on the city's annual budget.
https://www.slc.gov/council/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Salt Lake City provides online payment options for various items including water bills, court and traffic tickets, parking and civil citations, business license renewals, and special assessment permit fees.
https://www.slc.gov/payments/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Salt Lake City offers 'mySLC', an online tool for residents to communicate needs and concerns, request services, and report non-emergency issues to city staff.
https://www.slc.gov/About this assessment
Salt Lake City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.