// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Oakland?
Oakland scores 45.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #140 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
45.3%
Rank
#140 / 297
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
52.3%
Oakland's smart city score by area
7 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Oakland is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Oakland operates an official open data portal at data.oaklandca.gov, which includes features for browsing and managing datasets.
https://data.oaklandca.gov/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The City of Oakland website serves as a unified portal, offering links to various municipal services such as reporting issues, paying bills, and applying for permits.
https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/DepartmentsDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The City of Oakland allows online payment for overdue garbage bills and wildfire district fire prevention inspection invoices. Utility bills for services like EBMUD and PG&E can also be paid online.
https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/DepartmentsDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Oakland provides an online portal called OAK 311 for citizens to report non-emergency issues such as illegal dumping, graffiti, and street problems, in addition to a phone service.
https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/DepartmentsAbout this assessment
Oakland 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.