// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Cincinnati?

Cincinnati scores 31.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #207 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

31.5%

Rank

#207 / 297

Criteria present

18 / 86

Evidence coverage

41.9%

Cincinnati's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation55%

3 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport61%

3 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate70%

2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste75%

1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion86%

5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment88%

3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model75%

1 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed

Where Cincinnati is strong

  • Health & Digital Health
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Active & Shared Mobility
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin

Where the gaps are

  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Green Space & Biodiversity

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The City of Cincinnati operates an official visual open data portal called CincyInsights, and its data portal at data.cincinnati-oh.gov lists official datasets.

https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/api/views

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The data.cincinnati-oh.gov domain provides an API endpoint that returns dataset metadata in JSON format, and the Metro transit system offers a "Developer Data" section, suggesting programmatic access.

https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/api/views

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

The Metro website explicitly states it is 'Providing Bus Transit for the Cincinnati Region'.

https://www.go-metro.com/

Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes

Cincinnati has a vision for a 100+ mile active transportation network called CROWN, which includes multi-use trails and on-road bike lanes, and proposed routes can be explored via maps.

https://tristatetrails.org/crown/

About this assessment

Cincinnati was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.