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Ranked · Distribution node · Arizona

Best cities to run distribution in Arizona

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.Bullhead City, AZ42k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,022/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 72 mi

  2. 2.Kingman, AZ34k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,022/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 84 mi

  3. 3.Sierra Vista, AZ45k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,176/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 56 mi

  4. 4.Apache Junction, AZ41k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,181/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 40 mi

  5. 5.Maricopa, AZ67k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,181/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 31 mi

  6. 6.Casa Grande, AZ61k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,181/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 41 mi

  7. 7.Florence, AZ26k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,181/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 48 mi

  8. 8.Prescott Valley, AZ49k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,089/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 83 mi

  9. 9.San Luis, AZ37k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,091/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 136 mi

  10. 10.Yuma, AZ100k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,091/wk · commercial electricity: 12.2¢/kWh · major airport: 133 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 Arizona?
Bullhead City, AZ ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Kingman (69) and Sierra Vista (68), 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.