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Ranked · Distribution node · Kentucky

Best cities to run distribution in Kentucky

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.Nicholasville, KY32k residents

    74/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,064/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  2. 2.Richmond, KY37k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,043/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 26 mi

  3. 3.Elizabethtown, KY33k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,076/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 33 mi

  4. 4.Frankfort, KY29k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,205/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  5. 5.Florence, KY33k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,163/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi

  6. 6.Hopkinsville, KY31k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,081/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 68 mi

  7. 7.Jeffersontown, KY29k residents

    55/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,203/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  8. 8.Bowling Green, KY75k residents

    53/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,090/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 62 mi

  9. 9.Owensboro, KY60k residents

    53/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,086/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 82 mi

  10. 10.Henderson, KY28k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,138/wk · commercial electricity: 11.5¢/kWh · major airport: 103 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 Kentucky?
Nicholasville, KY ranks first with a fit score of 74/100, followed by Richmond (66) and Elizabethtown (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.