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Ranked · Franchise expansion · New Jersey

Best cities to expand a franchise in New Jersey

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.Vineland, NJ61k residents

    67/100

    population: 61k · median household income: $67,860 · crime index: 25/100

  2. 2.Millville, NJ28k residents

    67/100

    population: 28k · median household income: $70,275 · crime index: 25/100

  3. 3.Bridgeton, NJ27k residents

    66/100

    population: 27k · median household income: $55,781 · crime index: 25/100

  4. 4.Toms River, NJ95k residents

    62/100

    population: 95k · median household income: $100,137 · crime index: 25/100

  5. 5.Westfield, NJ31k residents

    58/100

    population: 31k · median household income: $232,629 · crime index: 25/100

  6. 6.Lakewood, NJ70k residents

    57/100

    population: 70k · median household income: $56,968 · crime index: 25/100

  7. 7.Sicklerville, NJ45k residents

    55/100

    population: 45k · median household income: $105,602 · crime index: 25/100

  8. 8.Atlantic City, NJ39k residents

    53/100

    population: 39k · median household income: $41,028 · crime index: 25/100

  9. 9.Clifton, NJ89k residents

    50/100

    population: 89k · median household income: $98,237 · crime index: 25/100

  10. 10.Hoboken, NJ59k residents

    50/100

    population: 59k · median household income: $180,579 · crime index: 25/100

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 New Jersey?
Vineland, NJ ranks first with a fit score of 67/100, followed by Millville (67) and Bridgeton (66), 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.