// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Phoenix?
Phoenix scores 78.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #27 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
78.7%
Rank
#27 / 213
Criteria present
59 / 82
Evidence coverage
84.1%
Phoenix's smart city score by area
12 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
15 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
15 present · 5 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Phoenix is strong
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
Evidence highlights
City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Operational dashboards / city ops center
The City of Phoenix maintains a 'Performance Dashboard' on its official website, indicating the presence of operational dashboards.
https://www.phoenix.gov/citymanager/performance-dashboardCity Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
The City of Phoenix has an 'Open Data' portal and an 'Open Data Policy' to facilitate data sharing, including specific datasets for Water Services and Transportation. Additionally, Valley Metro provides open data and developer resources.
https://www.phoenix.gov/opendataDigital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
Phoenix has a digital twin for Downtown Phoenix, as indicated by projects and initiatives related to "dtphx digital twin."
https://dtphx.org/do-business-here/dtphx-digital-twin/Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
The City of Phoenix maintains an open data portal and an open data policy, and specifically provides General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS-RT) data for Valley Metro.
https://www.phoenix.gov/opendataAbout this assessment
Phoenix was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.