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Ranked · Distribution node · Alabama

Best cities to run distribution in Alabama

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Distribution node” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax. 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.Phenix City, AL38k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $955/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 93 mi

  2. 2.Prattville, AL39k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,020/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 77 mi

  3. 3.Gadsden, AL33k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $922/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 52 mi

  4. 4.Florence, AL42k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $933/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 51 mi

  5. 5.Decatur, AL57k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,202/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  6. 6.Athens, AL29k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,233/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 16 mi

  7. 7.Opelika, AL33k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,076/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 88 mi

  8. 8.Hoover, AL93k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,240/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  9. 9.Vestavia Hills, AL39k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,240/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  10. 10.Auburn, AL81k residents

    56/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,076/wk · commercial electricity: 13.6¢/kWh · major airport: 94 mi

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 run distribution in Alabama?
Phenix City, AL ranks first with a fit score of 72/100, followed by Prattville (69) and Gadsden (69), using the "Distribution node" 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 avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.