// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Ripon?
Ripon, United Kingdom, scores 22.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #211 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
22.1%
Rank
#211 / 213
Criteria present
16 / 82
Evidence coverage
25.6%
Ripon's smart city score by area
1 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 17 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 10 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 6 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 5 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where Ripon is strong
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Evidence highlights
Resilience & Climate Adaptation · Hazard/risk open data
The UK government offers a service to check flood risk, providing access to hazard data relevant to Ripon.
https://www.gov.uk/check-flood-riskDigital Government / e-Services · Online transactional services
North Yorkshire Council, which serves Ripon, provides online transactional public services such as paying council tax and viewing and commenting on planning applications.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/council-tax/pay-your-council-taxDigital Government / e-Services · Breadth of digitised services
North Yorkshire Council, serving Ripon, offers a breadth of digitised services including online council tax payments, checking bin collection days, and viewing/commenting on planning applications.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/council-tax/pay-your-council-taxCitizen Engagement & Participation · 311-style issue reporting
North Yorkshire Council, which covers Ripon, provides a way for citizens to report issues such as potholes and road conditions online.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/potholes-and-road-condition-issuesAbout this assessment
Ripon was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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.