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Ranked · Distribution node · Mississippi

Best cities to run distribution in Mississippi

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.

Top 10 · computed ranking
  1. 1.Southaven, MS56k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi

  2. 2.Horn Lake, MS27k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  3. 3.Jackson, MS147k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  4. 4.Greenville, MS28k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $878/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 93 mi

  5. 5.Olive Branch, MS47k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  6. 6.Pearl, MS28k residents

    56/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 3 mi

  7. 7.Oxford, MS26k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,014/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 55 mi

  8. 8.Starkville, MS26k residents

    54/100

    avg. weekly wage: $945/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 108 mi

  9. 9.Brandon, MS26k residents

    52/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  10. 10.Meridian, MS34k residents

    51/100

    avg. weekly wage: $961/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 83 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 Mississippi?
Southaven, MS ranks first with a fit score of 62/100, followed by Horn Lake (62) and Jackson (58), 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.