Map reveals the 'smartest' cities in the US

A representation has revealed nan 'smartest, tech-friendly cities' successful nan US - pinch Seattle reigning number 1 followed by Miami and Austin.

The cities were classed connected their tech infrastructure and connectivity, sustainability, and nan tech occupation market, and really prepared they are for a smarter future, according to existent property exertion institution ProptechOS 2024 who published nan study.

Seattle - location to tech titans Amazon and Microsoft  - garnered a winning wide people 75.7 retired of 100, arsenic champion prepared for a smarter future. The Emerald metropolis has a robust tech infrastructure with 34 artificial intelligence (AI) companies and 13 Internet of Things (IoT) per 100,000 people. 

They were besides noted for sustainability, arsenic their character sum accrued complete a decade - 2010 to 2020 - to a stunning 137,000 hectares -roughly 340,000 acres. 

They besides built nan balanced of 10 electrical conveyance recharging points per 100,000 people, arsenic per nan report. 

Next up was Miami 75.4, Austin 72.7 followed by San Jose 71.6 and Oakland 70.8; Boston, 70.2; San Francisco, 69.5; New York City; 65.5, Los Angeles 65.2 and Atlanta 64.3.

Last year, Austin, Texas took nan number 1 slot arsenic smartest metropolis successful nan U.S, but were hit retired this twelvemonth by Seattle by conscionable a fewer specified points.

Even so, nan Texan metropolis still took nan number 1 for smart metropolis infrastructure, scoring 86.2 retired of 100, successful nan 2024 study (Seattle came successful a adjacent 2nd pinch 85.7). 

This ranking was attributed to its precocious broadband download velocity of 275.60 Mbps—exceeding nan U.S. mean of 217.14 Mbps—and its attraction of 337 AI companies, aliases 35 per 100,000 people.

Each year, nan iconic Austin's SXSW event, South by Southwest, that takes spot mid-March each twelvemonth celebrates nan convergence of tech, film, music, acquisition and culture.  Last year's arena drew much than 345,000, SWSW reported. 

The study explained that infrastructure and connectivity was based connected nan amount and density of AI and IoT companies, nan mean velocity of broadband download, median 5G sum per web provider, nan number of free Wi-Fi basking spots, and nan number of airports, Newsweek reported. 

Green infrastructure was measured by vulnerability to PM2.5, mini particles successful nan aerial that tin harm health, and aerial quality, arsenic per publication.

Additional factors successful this class see changes successful character sum complete a 10-year-period - that shows a nonaccomplishment aliases gain. The number of electrical vehicles that are being charged including, density per 100,000 people; and nan number of LEED-certified greenish buildings, arsenic per nan publication 

Lastly, The tech occupation marketplace was evaluated connected nan number of tech jobs advertised per 100,000 people.

Erik Wallin, nan laminitis and main ecosystem serviceman astatine ProptechOS, said successful a connection that 'cities adapting to greener ways of surviving are group to thrive,' according to Newsweek.

'U.S. and European cities are starring nan measurement toward a smarter early by evaluating their tech infrastructure and sustainability alongside a tech-driven occupation market.'

Wallin continued: 'Embracing sustainable practices endorsed by world leaders is essential. The United Nations views smart infrastructure arsenic important for municipality growth. 

'Advancements successful smart cities and early technologies specified arsenic next-generation wireless connection and artificial intelligence are expected to trim biology impacts and heighten surviving standards,' arsenic per nan publication.

The different cities that came successful - successful nan 11th to 20th spot see successful order, Kansas City, Houston, Tucson, Denver, Tampa, Baltimore, Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis. 

ProptechOS besides named nan 'smartest cities successful Europe' pinch London arsenic number 1 followed by Pareis.