Ranked · Distribution node · Kansas
Best cities to run distribution in Kansas
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.
1.Salina, KS46k residents
69/100avg. weekly wage: $1,005/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 82 mi
2.Hutchinson, KS40k residents
69/100avg. weekly wage: $1,017/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 39 mi
3.Leavenworth, KS37k residents
69/100avg. weekly wage: $1,155/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi
4.Dodge City, KS28k residents
68/100avg. weekly wage: $1,006/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 142 mi
5.Lawrence, KS96k residents
67/100avg. weekly wage: $1,069/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi
6.Manhattan, KS54k residents
67/100avg. weekly wage: $1,038/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 100 mi
7.Garden City, KS28k residents
59/100avg. weekly wage: $1,003/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 189 mi
8.Wichita, KS398k residents
58/100avg. weekly wage: $1,214/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi
9.Topeka, KS126k residents
56/100avg. weekly wage: $1,220/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 54 mi
10.Derby, KS26k residents
56/100avg. weekly wage: $1,214/wk · commercial electricity: 11.2¢/kWh · major airport: 12 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.
- Which city is best to run distribution in Kansas?
- Salina, KS ranks first with a fit score of 69/100, followed by Hutchinson (69) and Leavenworth (69), 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.