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Ranked · Franchise expansion · New York

Best cities to expand a franchise in New York

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.New City, NY34k residents

    85/100

    population: 34k · median household income: $173,046 · crime index: 40/100

  2. 2.Saratoga Springs, NY29k residents

    83/100

    population: 29k · median household income: $105,944 · crime index: 40/100

  3. 3.West Islip, NY27k residents

    81/100

    population: 27k · median household income: $176,281 · crime index: 40/100

  4. 4.Commack, NY37k residents

    80/100

    population: 37k · median household income: $169,792 · crime index: 40/100

  5. 5.Auburn, NY26k residents

    80/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $51,052 · crime index: 40/100

  6. 6.Schenectady, NY69k residents

    78/100

    population: 69k · median household income: $58,399 · crime index: 40/100

  7. 7.Harrison, NY30k residents

    78/100

    population: 30k · median household income: $164,250 · crime index: 40/100

  8. 8.North Tonawanda, NY30k residents

    77/100

    population: 30k · median household income: $66,961 · crime index: 40/100

  9. 9.Holbrook, NY26k residents

    77/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $144,760 · crime index: 40/100

  10. 10.Levittown, NY52k residents

    76/100

    population: 52k · median household income: $146,068 · crime index: 40/100

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 York?
New City, NY ranks first with a fit score of 85/100, followed by Saratoga Springs (83) and West Islip (81), 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.