Is Urban Science a good company to work for?

Urban Science has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 309 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 7% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at Urban Science to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Urban Science have been left by employees working as Intern , Analyst and Consultant .

Does Urban Science pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Urban Science employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Urban Science. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Urban Science?

72% of Urban Science employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Urban Science 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Urban Science?

Consultant (24) , Senior Consultant (23) , Manager (18) , Analyst (16) , Intern (11) , Senior Manager (11) , Software Developer (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Associate (5) , Data Analyst Intern (5) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Associate Developer (3) , Associate Software Engineer (3) , Data Analyst (3)

What are the pros of working at Urban Science according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 57 reviews)); "There's a great culture that puts people in positions to succeed while still being supported." ((in 17 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good work life balance in urban science" ((in 13 reviews)); "Some great teams that have a real focus on client service." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Urban Science according to real employee reviews?

"pay could be better for sure" ((in 17 reviews)); "Conservative leadership will forever limit growth opportunities" ((in 13 reviews)); "Terrible upper management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits, but raw salary is not that high." ((in 7 reviews)); "WSL will make you work more additional hours and will doesn’t support or give good feedback to go to next level." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Urban Science layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Urban Science layoffs and their outlook for job security at Urban Science in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Urban Science locations?

Detroit , Long Beach , Woodcliff Lake , Atlanta , Franklin , Herndon , Washington , Los Angeles , New York , Grosse Pointe , Nashville , Woodhaven

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Urban Science reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)

Jim Anderson

66% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Urban Science has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Urban Science employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

257 reviews

3.0

Jul 11, 2008

Their hearts are in the right place...

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and interesting work. There are international opportunities and different practice areas so one could have a lot of variety if so inclined. They do partial tuition reimbursement and the management is approachable enough that if you have a special request they'll listen and may agree to it.

Cons

The company is controlled by one person who doesn't always think through his broad sweeping decisions. The company headquarters are located in Detroit, Michigan which isn't the most exciting or economically stable area in the country.

2.0

Sep 19, 2025

Low Pay, long hours

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are decent to work with

Cons

Pay is extremely low for the type of work being down, to the point of insulting. It wasnt uncommon to put in work weeks with 10+ hours of OT and nothing to show for it in pay. Executive leadership is toxic and puts extreme pressure on lower ranks. During my time there pay raises and promotions were frozen, layoffs occurred

5.0

Mar 9, 2024

Committed to Work Flexibility

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and plenty of different roles and practice areas to keep things fresh .As companies move to brining people into office without defined reasoning at the role level Urban Science remains committed to flexibility. The assumption is that every role is remote and managers need to truly define while someone needs to come into the office even one day.

Cons

Some of the 20+ year people in top leadership roles seem resistant to take risks to move the company in the right direction. Certain key points in company leadership tend to have someone with company seniority as the leader instead of someone with the best experience in that area. Sometimes we can be more focused on growth than maintaining expertise in our practice areas. This is evident in several middle to upper management positions, and is starting to become more evident even on ground level positions.

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