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Ranked · Franchise expansion · Michigan

Best cities to expand a franchise in Michigan

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.Muskegon, MI37k residents

    74/100

    population: 37k · median household income: $44,735 · crime index: 45/100

  2. 2.Bay City, MI32k residents

    71/100

    population: 32k · median household income: $49,420 · crime index: 45/100

  3. 3.Burton, MI30k residents

    70/100

    population: 30k · median household income: $60,052 · crime index: 45/100

  4. 4.Holland, MI34k residents

    69/100

    population: 34k · median household income: $75,865 · crime index: 45/100

  5. 5.Port Huron, MI29k residents

    69/100

    population: 29k · median household income: $50,366 · crime index: 45/100

  6. 6.Forest Hills, MI29k residents

    68/100

    population: 29k · median household income: $158,005 · crime index: 45/100

  7. 7.Allendale, MI27k residents

    68/100

    population: 27k · median household income: $70,150 · crime index: 45/100

  8. 8.Battle Creek, MI52k residents

    67/100

    population: 52k · median household income: $55,693 · crime index: 45/100

  9. 9.Portage, MI49k residents

    67/100

    population: 49k · median household income: $83,212 · crime index: 45/100

  10. 10.Jackson, MI31k residents

    67/100

    population: 31k · median household income: $44,558 · crime index: 45/100

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 Michigan?
Muskegon, MI ranks first with a fit score of 74/100, followed by Bay City (71) and Burton (70), 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.