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Ranked · Distribution node · Maine

Best cities to run distribution in Maine

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.Lewiston, ME38k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,158/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 127 mi

  2. 2.Auburn, ME25k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,158/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 126 mi

  3. 3.Sanford, ME22k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,232/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 75 mi

  4. 4.Augusta, ME19k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,209/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 149 mi

  5. 5.Biddeford, ME22k residents

    51/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,232/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 82 mi

  6. 6.Bangor, ME32k residents

    49/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,106/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 203 mi

  7. 7.Saco, ME21k residents

    49/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,232/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 85 mi

  8. 8.Waterville, ME17k residents

    49/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,209/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 166 mi

  9. 9.Portland, ME69k residents

    38/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,425/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 98 mi

  10. 10.Westbrook, ME21k residents

    37/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,425/wk · commercial electricity: 18.2¢/kWh · major airport: 97 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 Maine?
Lewiston, ME ranks first with a fit score of 68/100, followed by Auburn (66) and Sanford (54), 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.