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Ranked · Franchise expansion · Tennessee

Best cities to expand a franchise in Tennessee

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.Morristown, TN32k residents

    58/100

    population: 32k · median household income: $47,917 · crime index: 70/100

  2. 2.Knoxville, TN195k residents

    57/100

    population: 195k · median household income: $55,000 · crime index: 52/100

  3. 3.Clarksville, TN176k residents

    56/100

    population: 176k · median household income: $69,303 · crime index: 70/100

  4. 4.Mount Juliet, TN42k residents

    55/100

    population: 42k · median household income: $107,068 · crime index: 70/100

  5. 5.Cleveland, TN49k residents

    54/100

    population: 49k · median household income: $58,559 · crime index: 70/100

  6. 6.Maryville, TN32k residents

    54/100

    population: 32k · median household income: $81,963 · crime index: 70/100

  7. 7.Chattanooga, TN186k residents

    53/100

    population: 186k · median household income: $59,000 · crime index: 55/100

  8. 8.Spring Hill, TN56k residents

    53/100

    population: 56k · median household income: $112,013 · crime index: 70/100

  9. 9.Germantown, TN41k residents

    53/100

    population: 41k · median household income: $149,920 · crime index: 70/100

  10. 10.Johnson City, TN72k residents

    52/100

    population: 72k · median household income: $57,254 · crime index: 70/100

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 Tennessee?
Morristown, TN ranks first with a fit score of 58/100, followed by Knoxville (57) and Clarksville (56), 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.