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Ranked · Franchise expansion · South Carolina

Best cities to expand a franchise in South Carolina

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.Greenville, SC73k residents

    63/100

    population: 73k · median household income: $65,000 · crime index: 48/100

  2. 2.Fort Mill, SC31k residents

    51/100

    population: 31k · median household income: $121,823 · crime index: 65/100

  3. 3.Summerville, SC52k residents

    50/100

    population: 52k · median household income: $81,046 · crime index: 65/100

  4. 4.Sumter, SC43k residents

    50/100

    population: 43k · median household income: $55,592 · crime index: 65/100

  5. 5.North Augusta, SC26k residents

    49/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $86,092 · crime index: 65/100

  6. 6.Aiken, SC33k residents

    47/100

    population: 33k · median household income: $76,746 · crime index: 65/100

  7. 7.Anderson, SC30k residents

    46/100

    population: 30k · median household income: $46,933 · crime index: 65/100

  8. 8.North Charleston, SC120k residents

    45/100

    population: 120k · median household income: $62,956 · crime index: 65/100

  9. 9.Goose Creek, SC48k residents

    42/100

    population: 48k · median household income: $88,178 · crime index: 65/100

  10. 10.Florence, SC40k residents

    42/100

    population: 40k · median household income: $56,143 · crime index: 65/100

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 South Carolina?
Greenville, SC ranks first with a fit score of 63/100, followed by Fort Mill (51) and Summerville (50), 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.