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Ranked · Distribution node · Illinois

Best cities to run distribution in Illinois

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.Oswego, IL36k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $989/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 30 mi

  2. 2.DeKalb, IL40k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,143/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 44 mi

  3. 3.Quincy, IL39k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,085/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 98 mi

  4. 4.Belleville, IL41k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,140/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 26 mi

  5. 5.Crystal Lake, IL41k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,097/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 30 mi

  6. 6.Joliet, IL150k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,200/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 25 mi

  7. 7.Elgin, IL115k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,251/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 19 mi

  8. 8.Carpentersville, IL37k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,251/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 21 mi

  9. 9.Rockford, IL148k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,179/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 60 mi

  10. 10.Bolingbrook, IL74k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,200/wk · commercial electricity: 11.8¢/kWh · major airport: 19 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 Illinois?
Oswego, IL ranks first with a fit score of 69/100, followed by DeKalb (66) and Quincy (66), 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.