// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is San Antonio?
San Antonio scores 64.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #71 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
64.7%
Rank
#71 / 386
Criteria present
36 / 86
Evidence coverage
86%
San Antonio's smart city score by area
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 8 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
5 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 9 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where San Antonio is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of San Antonio launched an official Open Data Portal (Open Data SA) in Summer 2018, providing free access to City data in a machine-readable format.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Open Data SA portal provides City data under an open license that allows the public to reuse and redistribute the data.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/aboutOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Open Data SA portal publishes various high-value datasets, including Building Permits, SAPD Arrests, SAPD Calls for Service, SAPD Offenses, 311 Service Calls, and economic development data like SATX Industry Clusters and Median Income.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The San Antonio open data portal provides API documentation, indicating that datasets are accessible programmatically beyond just file downloads.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/pages/api-documentationAbout this assessment
San Antonio 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.