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Ranked · Distribution node · Minnesota

Best cities to run distribution in Minnesota

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.Moorhead, MN45k residents

    73/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,087/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  2. 2.Mankato, MN45k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,119/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 63 mi

  3. 3.Owatonna, MN26k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,216/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 55 mi

  4. 4.Elk River, MN27k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,149/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 35 mi

  5. 5.Winona, MN26k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,045/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 97 mi

  6. 6.St. Paul, MN307k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,218/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  7. 7.Austin, MN26k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,222/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 84 mi

  8. 8.Shakopee, MN46k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,270/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 16 mi

  9. 9.Savage, MN33k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,270/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  10. 10.Prior Lake, MN28k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,270/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 15 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 Minnesota?
Moorhead, MN ranks first with a fit score of 73/100, followed by Mankato (71) and Owatonna (71), 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.