// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is San Francisco?
San Francisco scores 83.9% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #20 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
83.9%
Rank
#20 / 213
Criteria present
66 / 82
Evidence coverage
87.8%
San Francisco's smart city score by area
16 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
11 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
13 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
20 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
Where San Francisco is strong
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Citizen Engagement & Participation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
San Francisco has an official open data portal, accessible at data.sfgov.org and datasf.org, which is linked from the city's main website.
https://sf.gov/topics/open-dataOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The city's open data platform appears to offer programmatic access, as indicated by a developer-focused Socrata domain (dev.socrata.com), a common platform for open data APIs.
https://dev.socrata.com/Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
San Francisco has official open data policies and standards, which would typically include clear licensing and reuse terms for its datasets.
https://sf.gov/information/open-data-policies-and-standardsOpen Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
The open data portal includes high-value datasets, specifically transportation data, as evidenced by a dedicated category on data.sfgov.org and reports from the SFMTA.
https://data.sfgov.org/browse?category=TransportationAbout this assessment
San Francisco 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.