// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Omaha?

Omaha scores 39.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #168 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

39.8%

Rank

#168 / 297

Criteria present

23 / 86

Evidence coverage

53.5%

Omaha's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation58%

2 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed

Mobility & Transport81%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate61%

3 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste39%

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

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion88%

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

Economy, Innovation & Employment75%

2 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model69%

4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed

Where Omaha is strong

  • Education & Digital Skills
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Health & Digital Health

Where the gaps are

  • Water & Sanitation
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Digital Government Services
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure

Evidence highlights

Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage

ALLO Fiber offers 100% direct fiber internet to homes, and CenturyLink provides fiber internet with speeds up to 940 Mbps, both indicating the availability of high-speed fiber broadband in the area.

https://centurylink.net/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

Omaha operates a public bus network called Metro Transit, with numerous fixed routes serving the Omaha metro area, including Ralston, La Vista, Bellevue, Papillion, and Council Bluffs.

https://www.ometro.com/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)

The Metro Transit in Omaha provides a 'MyRide OMA app' that allows riders to plan their trip and track their bus in real-time.

https://www.ometro.com/

Active & Shared Mobility · Mobility-as-a-Service app

Omaha has a 'MyRide OMA app' for trip planning and tracking buses, and a 'Micro Flex' service that links all of Omaha's transit systems, indicating multimodal journey planning capabilities.

https://www.ometro.com/

About this assessment

Omaha 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.