// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Seattle?
Seattle scores 85.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #2 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
85.2%
Rank
#2 / 386
Criteria present
67 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
Seattle's smart city score by area
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
Where Seattle is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Seattle operates an official open data portal at data.seattle.gov, which provides access to datasets and includes features for data management and browsing.
https://data.seattle.gov/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Socrata Developer Portal for data.seattle.gov provides programmatic API access, including SODA Producer API and Dataset Management API, with various SDKs and libraries available for developers to interact with the data.
https://dev.socrata.com/foundry/data.seattle.gov/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Seattle operates a 'Seattle Services Portal' which allows users to register for an account, log in, find existing permits or records, pay fees, and create new applications or requests across various categories like permits, licenses, and complaints.
https://cosaccela.seattle.gov/portal/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Residents can pay utility bills and tickets online, as indicated by 'Pay Utility Bill' and 'Pay My Ticket' services on the Seattle.gov home page, and the Seattle Services Portal allows paying fees on records.
https://www.seattle.gov/About this assessment
Seattle 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.