// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is St. Louis?
St. Louis scores 59.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #169 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
59.4%
Rank
#169 / 388
Criteria present
37 / 86
Evidence coverage
76.7%
St. Louis's smart city score by area
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
2 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
Where St. Louis is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
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/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The St. Louis Regional Data Alliance (stldata.org) builds shared data infrastructure, including a regional open data repository and a 'Community Information Exchange' that connects client data across health and social service providers. They also have an 'S…
https://stldata.org/Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
St. Louis has an extensive network of "greenways" spanning 140 miles across St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County, which are suitable for biking, and an "Interactive Map" is available to discover and plan visits to these greenways.
https://www.greatriversgreenway.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/About this assessment
St. Louis 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.