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Ranked · Distribution node · Connecticut

Best cities to run distribution in Connecticut

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.Torrington, CT36k residents

    76/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,274/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 24 mi

  2. 2.Middletown, CT48k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,406/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 26 mi

  3. 3.Bristol, CT61k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,401/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 22 mi

  4. 4.East Hartford, CT51k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,628/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  5. 5.Hartford, CT121k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,628/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  6. 6.Norwich, CT40k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,432/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi

  7. 7.Manchester, CT37k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,628/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 14 mi

  8. 8.Waterbury, CT115k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,401/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 33 mi

  9. 9.New Britain, CT74k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,628/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 20 mi

  10. 10.West Hartford, CT64k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,628/wk · commercial electricity: 21.2¢/kWh · major airport: 13 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 Connecticut?
Torrington, CT ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Middletown (67) and Bristol (63), 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.