City assessment
How smart is St. Louis?
St. Louis scores 66.5% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #209 of 386 by smart reach and #182 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. 11 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#209 / 386
Smart score
66.5%
Evidenced rank
#182 / 387
Criteria present
47 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
St. Louis's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 3 absent
7 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
Where St. Louis is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 2 absent
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
11 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.
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions2 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid2 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
St. Louis has a public dashboard, as indicated by the website 'stldashboard.org' which explicitly refers to itself as 'St Louis Dashboard'. Additionally, the St. Louis Regional Data Alliance mentions a 'data visualization platform organizing health and comm…
https://stldata.org/Active & Shared Mobility · Mobility-as-a-Service app
Metro Transit in St. Louis provides a "Trip Planner" and "Transit Tools" for its services, including MetroBus, MetroLink, and Metro Call-A-Ride, which functions as a multimodal journey-planning app.
https://www.metrostlouis.org/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources monitors air quality for criteria pollutants across the state, measuring and interpreting data to identify pollutants and make long-term decisions.
https://dnr.mo.gov/airAir Quality & Monitoring · Real-time air-quality data
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources provides information on 'How's the Air?' including today's air quality forecast and Missouri Air Trends, indicating public access to air quality data.
https://dnr.mo.gov/airAbout this assessment
St. Louis was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 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.