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Ranked · Distribution node · Colorado

Best cities to run distribution in Colorado

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.Pueblo, CO112k residents

    76/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,119/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi

  2. 2.Grand Junction, CO68k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,144/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 208 mi

  3. 3.Brighton, CO42k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,338/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  4. 4.Greeley, CO111k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,338/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 38 mi

  5. 5.Longmont, CO99k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,338/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 24 mi

  6. 6.Fountain, CO29k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,363/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  7. 7.Security-Widefield, CO37k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,618/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 3 mi

  8. 8.Windsor, CO38k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,338/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 45 mi

  9. 9.Commerce City, CO66k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,451/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  10. 10.Northglenn, CO38k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,618/wk · commercial electricity: 11.7¢/kWh · major airport: 17 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 Colorado?
Pueblo, CO ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Grand Junction (64) and Brighton (64), 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.