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Ranked · Distribution node · Indiana

Best cities to run distribution in Indiana

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.

Top 10 · computed ranking
  1. 1.Greenwood, IN66k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,007/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  2. 2.Franklin, IN26k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,007/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 20 mi

  3. 3.Anderson, IN55k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $973/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 40 mi

  4. 4.New Albany, IN38k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,101/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  5. 5.Plainfield, IN36k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,061/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  6. 6.Richmond, IN36k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,016/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi

  7. 7.Jeffersonville, IN51k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,077/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  8. 8.Zionsville, IN32k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,131/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 16 mi

  9. 9.Brownsburg, IN31k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,061/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  10. 10.Marion, IN28k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,003/wk · commercial electricity: 12.4¢/kWh · major airport: 67 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 Indiana?
Greenwood, IN ranks first with a fit score of 71/100, followed by Franklin (70) and Anderson (68), 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.