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Ranked · Franchise expansion · Washington

Best cities to expand a franchise in Washington

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.Pasco, WA80k residents

    65/100

    population: 80k · median household income: $85,586 · crime index: 50/100

  2. 2.Graham, WA35k residents

    63/100

    population: 35k · median household income: $116,862 · crime index: 50/100

  3. 3.Pullman, WA32k residents

    63/100

    population: 32k · median household income: $46,812 · crime index: 50/100

  4. 4.Bothell, WA50k residents

    62/100

    population: 50k · median household income: $140,427 · crime index: 50/100

  5. 5.Puyallup, WA43k residents

    62/100

    population: 43k · median household income: $97,826 · crime index: 50/100

  6. 6.University Place, WA35k residents

    62/100

    population: 35k · median household income: $99,031 · crime index: 50/100

  7. 7.Spanaway, WA34k residents

    62/100

    population: 34k · median household income: $98,251 · crime index: 50/100

  8. 8.Tacoma, WA223k residents

    60/100

    population: 223k · median household income: $85,884 · crime index: 50/100

  9. 9.Richland, WA63k residents

    60/100

    population: 63k · median household income: $95,813 · crime index: 50/100

  10. 10.Edmonds, WA43k residents

    60/100

    population: 43k · median household income: $122,449 · crime index: 50/100

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 Washington?
Pasco, WA ranks first with a fit score of 65/100, followed by Graham (63) and Pullman (63), 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.