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Ranked · Franchise expansion · Kansas

Best cities to expand a franchise in Kansas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Franchise expansion” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on businesses per 1k residents, median household income, avg. weekly wage, crime index. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Dodge City, KS28k residents

    61/100

    population: 28k · median household income: $68,721 · crime index: 48/100

  2. 2.Leavenworth, KS37k residents

    59/100

    population: 37k · median household income: $72,987 · crime index: 48/100

  3. 3.Manhattan, KS54k residents

    56/100

    population: 54k · median household income: $60,172 · crime index: 48/100

  4. 4.Garden City, KS28k residents

    56/100

    population: 28k · median household income: $72,865 · crime index: 48/100

  5. 5.Salina, KS46k residents

    53/100

    population: 46k · median household income: $61,783 · crime index: 48/100

  6. 6.Hutchinson, KS40k residents

    52/100

    population: 40k · median household income: $58,687 · crime index: 48/100

  7. 7.Lawrence, KS96k residents

    50/100

    population: 96k · median household income: $65,009 · crime index: 48/100

  8. 8.Derby, KS26k residents

    47/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $84,112 · crime index: 48/100

  9. 9.Wichita, KS398k residents

    44/100

    population: 398k · median household income: $64,620 · crime index: 48/100

  10. 10.Kansas City, KS155k residents

    44/100

    population: 155k · median household income: $62,401 · crime index: 48/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to expand a franchise in Kansas?
Dodge City, KS ranks first with a fit score of 61/100, followed by Leavenworth (59) and Manhattan (56), using the "Franchise expansion" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on businesses per 1k residents, median household income, avg. weekly wage, crime index, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.