City assessment
How smart is San Francisco?
San Francisco scores 83.7% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #28 of 386 by smart reach and #27 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. 2 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
#28 / 386
Smart score
83.7%
Evidenced rank
#27 / 387
Criteria present
63 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
San Francisco's smart city score by area
9 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 6 partial · 0 absent
Where San Francisco is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 3 partial
- ▸Education & Digital Skills · 1 absent
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 2 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
2 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 Infrastructure1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The page text from data.sfgov.org contains code snippets detailing data manipulation features such as adding columns, converting addresses, geocoding, and handling latitude/longitude, which are functionalities typical of an open data portal.
https://data.sfgov.orgOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The 511 SF Bay portal provides open transit data for the San Francisco Bay Area, including static GTFS and real-time GTFS-Realtime feeds, as well as SIRI/NeTEx API formats.
https://511.org/open-data/transitOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The 511 SF Bay portal offers real-time transit data through APIs, including Open 511 SIRI APIs and GTFS-Realtime, and requires an API token for access.
https://511.org/open-data/transitDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
SF.gov serves as a unified online portal providing information and access to various municipal services, including permitting, business services, housing, and government information.
https://www.sf.gov/About this assessment
San Francisco 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.