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Ranked · Distribution node · Massachusetts

Best cities to run distribution in Massachusetts

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.Northampton, MA31k residents

    75/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,208/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 27 mi

  2. 2.Springfield, MA155k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,244/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  3. 3.Fall River, MA94k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,297/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 15 mi

  4. 4.Westfield, MA40k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,244/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 14 mi

  5. 5.Chicopee, MA55k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,244/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 16 mi

  6. 6.Attleboro, MA47k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,297/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 15 mi

  7. 7.Holyoke, MA38k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,244/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  8. 8.Taunton, MA60k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,297/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 21 mi

  9. 9.Pittsfield, MA43k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,298/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 35 mi

  10. 10.Brockton, MA105k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,399/wk · commercial electricity: 20.9¢/kWh · major airport: 19 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 Massachusetts?
Northampton, MA ranks first with a fit score of 75/100, followed by Springfield (69) and Fall River (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.