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Ranked · Distribution node · Arkansas

Best cities to run distribution in Arkansas

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.Cabot, AR27k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $840/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  2. 2.Benton, AR37k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $934/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 24 mi

  3. 3.Pine Bluff, AR40k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,034/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 38 mi

  4. 4.Russellville, AR29k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $996/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 64 mi

  5. 5.Conway, AR68k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $990/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 27 mi

  6. 6.Paragould, AR30k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $948/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 77 mi

  7. 7.Hot Springs, AR38k residents

    56/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,176/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 50 mi

  8. 8.Fayetteville, AR99k residents

    55/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,174/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  9. 9.Fort Smith, AR90k residents

    55/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,072/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 63 mi

  10. 10.Springdale, AR88k residents

    55/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,174/wk · commercial electricity: 10.2¢/kWh · major airport: 10 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 Arkansas?
Cabot, AR ranks first with a fit score of 72/100, followed by Benton (67) and Pine Bluff (62), 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.