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Ranked · Distribution node · California

Best cities to run distribution in California

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.Roseville, CA156k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,460/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 20 mi

  2. 2.Fresno, CA546k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,163/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  3. 3.Sacramento, CA529k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,577/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  4. 4.Clovis, CA125k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,163/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi

  5. 5.Visalia, CA144k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,054/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 40 mi

  6. 6.Ontario, CA181k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,226/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  7. 7.San Diego, CA1.4M residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,645/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  8. 8.Fontana, CA214k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,226/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 9 mi

  9. 9.East Los Angeles, CA112k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,864/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 15 mi

  10. 10.Riverside, CA319k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,175/wk · commercial electricity: 25.5¢/kWh · major airport: 14 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 California?
Roseville, CA ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Fresno (65) and Sacramento (65), 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.