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Policy simulators

Explore 21 projects in the Policy simulators category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Policy simulators allow people to see how changes to various policies, like budgets or social benefit programs, would affect communities. They can provide transparency, interactivity, agency, and civic literacy to otherwise opaque policymaking processes.

21 projects

Housing Data and Technology Innovation Challenge

A nine-week remote open-source challenge to build transparent tools that estimate how state-level housing reforms affect housing supply.

2026

CityCompass

CityCompass is a commercial agent-based urban simulation platform from Urbanly that models households, firms and developers so planners can test land-use, transit and housing scenarios for a region.

Juego de Votos

En el Juego de Votos el trono de hierro está en la Casa de Nariño.

https://kausal.techActiveOpen-source

Kausal Tech

Kausal provides cities with a software as a service to set clear climate goals, build actionable climate plans and stay on track to achieve them.

We Are Greater Than The Ultrarich

How much is billions or trillions of dollars? Compare your wealth to that of the ultrarich.

2026

HousingWeaver

Always-current dashboards, maps, and Housing Needs Assessment tools built for housing professionals and local government.

New York City

EuroNexus

Data-driven policy simulation platform that puts a €-figure on the Cost of Non-Europe. Simulate any EU policy regional ROI, cross-border spillover, and federal premium.

European Union (EU)
2026
https://cosilico.aiActiveOpen-source

Cosilico

A managed runtime for rule encodings, calibrated populations, and economic simulation.

London

ACA-Calc

Calculate the effect of "enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits" for your household

USA
2025