// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Milwaukee?
Milwaukee scores 39.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #170 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
39.1%
Rank
#170 / 297
Criteria present
22 / 86
Evidence coverage
52.3%
Milwaukee's smart city score by area
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 8 not assessed
3 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
0 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where Milwaukee is strong
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Milwaukee operates an official "City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal" where various datasets are published, as evidenced by multiple dataset pages and the portal's welcome and about pages.
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mpropOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Multiple datasets on the City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, such as the Master Property File, Property Sales Data, and City Employee Salary Data, explicitly state their license as "Creative Commons Attribution".
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mpropOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The City of Milwaukee provides programmatic API access, specifically for the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) data, requiring users to register for an account to receive API access. An API endpoint for datastore search is also indicated by a URL.
https://data.milwaukee.gov/api/3/action/datastore_searchPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Milwaukee operates a public bus network through the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) and a streetcar network called The Hop MKE.
https://www.ridemcts.com/About this assessment
Milwaukee 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.