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Ranked · Distribution node · Missouri

Best cities to run distribution in Missouri

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.Belton, MO25k residents

    75/100

    avg. weekly wage: $965/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 35 mi

  2. 2.Kansas City, MO511k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,157/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 8 mi

  3. 3.St. Joseph, MO71k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,194/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 33 mi

  4. 4.Springfield, MO170k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,117/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  5. 5.Joplin, MO53k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,003/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 57 mi

  6. 6.Mehlville, MO30k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,278/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 17 mi

  7. 7.Gladstone, MO27k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,278/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  8. 8.University City, MO35k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,278/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 6 mi

  9. 9.Raytown, MO29k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,278/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 25 mi

  10. 10.St. Charles, MO72k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,206/wk · commercial electricity: 10.3¢/kWh · major airport: 8 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 Missouri?
Belton, MO ranks first with a fit score of 75/100, followed by Kansas City (70) and St. Joseph (69), 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.