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Ranked · Distribution node · Maryland

Best cities to run distribution in Maryland

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.Waldorf, MD83k residents

    76/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,188/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 17 mi

  2. 2.Hagerstown, MD44k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,139/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 49 mi

  3. 3.Salisbury, MD33k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,131/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 81 mi

  4. 4.Frederick, MD83k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,359/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 32 mi

  5. 5.Chillum, MD35k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,567/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 9 mi

  6. 6.Milford Mill, MD31k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,567/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  7. 7.Lochearn, MD27k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,567/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  8. 8.Dundalk, MD66k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,417/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  9. 9.South Laurel, MD29k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,567/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  10. 10.Ilchester, MD28k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,567/wk · commercial electricity: 13.0¢/kWh · major airport: 6 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 Maryland?
Waldorf, MD ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Hagerstown (66) and Salisbury (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.