// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Seattle?
Seattle scores 87.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #4 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
87.2%
Rank
#4 / 388
Criteria present
69 / 86
Evidence coverage
95.3%
Seattle's smart city score by area
10 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 0 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
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Seattle has an Open Data Program that makes data generated by the city openly available to the public, with Seattle data being "Open by Preference". The domain data.seattle.gov hosts what appears to be the open data portal.
https://data.seattle.gov/stories/s/Getting-Started-on-the-Open-Data-Portal/8j2p-5jiz/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Socrata Developer Portal for data.seattle.gov provides information on APIs for publishing and managing data, including the SODA Producer API and Dataset Management API, along with SDKs and libraries for various programming languages.
https://dev.socrata.com/foundry/data.seattle.gov/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Seattle has high-speed internet service available to most households, including fiber optic and cable service from providers like Quantum Fiber (AT&T), Xfinity (Comcast), Astound, and GFiber (Alphabet).
https://www.seattle.gov/tech/internet-and-devices/internet-availabilityConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
The City of Seattle provides free public Wi-Fi, with information available on its official website, and offers contact details for its Digital Equity Team regarding public Wi-Fi.
https://www.seattle.gov/tech/internet-and-devices/free-public-wi-fiAbout this assessment
Seattle 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.