// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is San Jose?
San Jose scores 83% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #22 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
83%
Rank
#22 / 213
Criteria present
63 / 82
Evidence coverage
87.8%
San Jose's smart city score by area
12 present · 6 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
14 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
16 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
15 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where San Jose is strong
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
San Jose has an official open data portal, data.sanjoseca.gov, as well as a dedicated GIS open data portal.
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-manager/open-dataOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
The San Jose open data portal provides programmatic access to its data through an API, as indicated by the /api/3 endpoint and specific dataset APIs.
https://data.sanjoseca.gov/api/3Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
San Jose has an official Open Data Policy (Council Policy 6-23) which would define clear licensing and reuse terms for its open datasets.
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/city-council/council-policies/open-data-policy-6-23Open Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
The San Jose open data portal includes high-value geospatial datasets, such as water service provider information, and is supported by a GIS portal.
https://data.sanjoseca.gov/datasets/sjgis::water-service-provider/aboutAbout this assessment
San Jose was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.