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Ranked · Distribution node · New Mexico

Best cities to run distribution in New Mexico

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.Chaparral, NM18k residents

    73/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,005/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 19 mi

  2. 2.Deming, NM15k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,000/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 85 mi

  3. 3.Sunland Park, NM17k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,005/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  4. 4.Las Cruces, NM114k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,005/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 42 mi

  5. 5.Clovis, NM38k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $937/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 96 mi

  6. 6.Los Lunas, NM19k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $989/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 19 mi

  7. 7.South Valley, NM37k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,214/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  8. 8.Alamogordo, NM31k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $997/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 80 mi

  9. 9.Rio Rancho, NM109k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,182/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 15 mi

  10. 10.Gallup, NM21k residents

    59/100

    avg. weekly wage: $946/wk · commercial electricity: 10.5¢/kWh · major airport: 124 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 New Mexico?
Chaparral, NM ranks first with a fit score of 73/100, followed by Deming (72) and Sunland Park (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.