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Ranked · Franchise expansion · Ohio

Best cities to expand a franchise in Ohio

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.Avon Lake, OH26k residents

    78/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $115,567 · crime index: 45/100

  2. 2.Marion, OH36k residents

    77/100

    population: 36k · median household income: $47,951 · crime index: 45/100

  3. 3.Springfield, OH58k residents

    76/100

    population: 58k · median household income: $47,143 · crime index: 45/100

  4. 4.North Ridgeville, OH37k residents

    75/100

    population: 37k · median household income: $96,698 · crime index: 45/100

  5. 5.Lancaster, OH41k residents

    74/100

    population: 41k · median household income: $59,133 · crime index: 45/100

  6. 6.Upper Arlington, OH36k residents

    74/100

    population: 36k · median household income: $155,167 · crime index: 45/100

  7. 7.Mansfield, OH48k residents

    71/100

    population: 48k · median household income: $44,540 · crime index: 45/100

  8. 8.Marysville, OH28k residents

    71/100

    population: 28k · median household income: $92,619 · crime index: 45/100

  9. 9.Troy, OH27k residents

    71/100

    population: 27k · median household income: $68,830 · crime index: 45/100

  10. 10.Elyria, OH53k residents

    69/100

    population: 53k · median household income: $54,945 · 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 Ohio?
Avon Lake, OH ranks first with a fit score of 78/100, followed by Marion (77) and Springfield (76), 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.