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.
1.Southaven, MS56k residents
62/100avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi
2.Horn Lake, MS27k residents
62/100avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi
3.Jackson, MS147k residents
58/100avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi
4.Greenville, MS28k residents
58/100avg. weekly wage: $878/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 93 mi
5.Olive Branch, MS47k residents
57/100avg. weekly wage: $923/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi
6.Pearl, MS28k residents
56/100avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 3 mi
7.Oxford, MS26k residents
54/100avg. weekly wage: $1,014/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 55 mi
8.Starkville, MS26k residents
54/100avg. weekly wage: $945/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 108 mi
9.Brandon, MS26k residents
52/100avg. weekly wage: $1,049/wk · commercial electricity: 12.3¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi
10.Meridian, MS34k residents
51/100avg. 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.
- 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.