?WhereToHQ

Ranked · Distribution node · Idaho

Best cities to run distribution in Idaho

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.

Re-rank for your priorities
Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Rexburg, ID41k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $843/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 25 mi

  2. 2.Moscow, ID26k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $967/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 66 mi

  3. 3.Idaho Falls, ID68k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $982/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi

  4. 4.Pocatello, ID58k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $962/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 47 mi

  5. 5.Nampa, ID110k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,043/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  6. 6.Caldwell, ID67k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,043/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 25 mi

  7. 7.Lewiston, ID35k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,084/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 89 mi

  8. 8.Twin Falls, ID54k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $964/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 112 mi

  9. 9.Coeur d'Alene, ID56k residents

    49/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,199/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 35 mi

  10. 10.Post Falls, ID43k residents

    49/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,138/wk · commercial electricity: 9.2¢/kWh · major airport: 29 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 Idaho?
Rexburg, ID ranks first with a fit score of 68/100, followed by Moscow (63) and Idaho Falls (61), 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.