// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is New Orleans?
New Orleans scores 35% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #192 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
35%
Rank
#192 / 297
Criteria present
21 / 86
Evidence coverage
44.2%
New Orleans's smart city score by area
3 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
Where New Orleans is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
New Orleans provides a "MyNOLA Portal" and "NOLA 311" as primary sources for local government information and non-emergency services, allowing users to browse services, information, and submit requests for permits and licenses.
https://www.nola.gov/onestop/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of New Orleans offers online services for tax-related transactions, including the ability to request a lien payoff.
https://www.nola.gov/pay-taxes/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
New Orleans operates a NOLA 311 service, accessible via a portal, where citizens can submit new service requests and track the status of their submitted requests.
https://www.nola.gov/311/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality provides current monitoring data for the New Orleans area, listing sites like Chalmette Vista and I-610, which measure pollutants such as PM2.5 and SO2.
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New Orleans 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.