// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is St. Louis?
St. Louis scores 53.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #156 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
53.4%
Rank
#156 / 386
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
70.9%
St. Louis's smart city score by area
5 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
Where St. Louis is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of St. Louis provides an official online service, payitSt.Louis, for residents to pay real estate and personal property taxes, earnings taxes, water and refuse utility bills, city department fees, and business license application fees online. Addit…
https://www.payitstlouis.com/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Free Wi-Fi is available on all MetroBus, MetroLink, and Metro Call A Ride vehicles in Saint Louis, allowing passengers to connect to the internet while using public transit.
https://www.metrostlouis.org/free-wifi/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
St. Louis operates a public transport network that includes MetroBus, MetroLink (light rail), and Metro Call-A-Ride services.
https://www.metrostlouis.org/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
Metro Transit in St. Louis provides data, including General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), to developers to promote the creation of transit-related applications.
https://www.metrostlouis.org/developer-resources/About this assessment
St. Louis 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.