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Ranked · Distribution node · Nebraska

Best cities to run distribution in Nebraska

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.Hastings, NE25k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,029/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 139 mi

  2. 2.Fremont, NE28k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,064/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 33 mi

  3. 3.Norfolk, NE26k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,089/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 94 mi

  4. 4.Kearney, NE34k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,036/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 173 mi

  5. 5.North Platte, NE23k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,070/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 223 mi

  6. 6.Columbus, NE24k residents

    58/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,107/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 77 mi

  7. 7.Grand Island, NE53k residents

    56/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,074/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 130 mi

  8. 8.Bellevue, NE65k residents

    47/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,160/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  9. 9.Papillion, NE25k residents

    44/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,160/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  10. 10.La Vista, NE17k residents

    44/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,160/wk · commercial electricity: 8.4¢/kWh · major airport: 12 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 Nebraska?
Hastings, NE ranks first with a fit score of 68/100, followed by Fremont (67) and Norfolk (62), 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.