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Ranked · Franchise expansion · West Virginia

Best cities to expand a franchise in West 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.Weirton, WV19k residents

    63/100

    population: 19k · median household income: $59,575 · crime index: 38/100

  2. 2.Fairmont, WV18k residents

    61/100

    population: 18k · median household income: $63,032 · crime index: 38/100

  3. 3.Martinsburg, WV19k residents

    57/100

    population: 19k · median household income: $59,555 · crime index: 38/100

  4. 4.Huntington, WV46k residents

    51/100

    population: 46k · median household income: $45,100 · crime index: 38/100

  5. 5.Parkersburg, WV29k residents

    47/100

    population: 29k · median household income: $49,025 · crime index: 38/100

  6. 6.Charleston, WV47k residents

    44/100

    population: 47k · median household income: $65,812 · crime index: 38/100

  7. 7.Beckley, WV17k residents

    44/100

    population: 17k · median household income: $45,826 · crime index: 38/100

  8. 8.Wheeling, WV26k residents

    36/100

    population: 26k · median household income: $48,590 · crime index: 38/100

  9. 9.Clarksburg, WV16k residents

    30/100

    population: 16k · median household income: $47,386 · crime index: 38/100

  10. 10.Morgantown, WV30k residents

    25/100

    population: 30k · median household income: $44,727 · crime index: 38/100

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 West Virginia?
Weirton, WV ranks first with a fit score of 63/100, followed by Fairmont (61) and Martinsburg (57), 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.