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Ranked · Franchise expansion · Virginia

Best cities to expand a franchise in Virginia

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.McLean, VA50k residents

    77/100

    population: 50k · median household income: $250,001 · crime index: 32/100

  2. 2.Suffolk, VA99k residents

    75/100

    population: 99k · median household income: $92,666 · crime index: 32/100

  3. 3.Hampton, VA138k residents

    74/100

    population: 138k · median household income: $69,621 · crime index: 32/100

  4. 4.Manassas, VA43k residents

    74/100

    population: 43k · median household income: $113,590 · crime index: 32/100

  5. 5.Fredericksburg, VA29k residents

    74/100

    population: 29k · median household income: $86,071 · crime index: 32/100

  6. 6.Staunton, VA26k residents

    74/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $65,581 · crime index: 32/100

  7. 7.Woodbridge, VA44k residents

    73/100

    population: 44k · median household income: $104,741 · crime index: 32/100

  8. 8.Petersburg, VA34k residents

    73/100

    population: 34k · median household income: $50,698 · crime index: 32/100

  9. 9.Portsmouth, VA97k residents

    72/100

    population: 97k · median household income: $60,491 · crime index: 32/100

  10. 10.South Riding, VA34k residents

    72/100

    population: 34k · median household income: $196,403 · crime index: 32/100

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 Virginia?
McLean, VA ranks first with a fit score of 77/100, followed by Suffolk (75) and Hampton (74), 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.