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Ranked · Distribution node · New York

Best cities to run distribution in New York

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.Auburn, NY26k residents

    75/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,258/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 26 mi

  2. 2.Schenectady, NY69k residents

    74/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,456/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 8 mi

  3. 3.North Tonawanda, NY30k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,127/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  4. 4.Troy, NY51k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,429/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  5. 5.Niagara Falls, NY48k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,127/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 19 mi

  6. 6.Rochester, NY209k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,328/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  7. 7.Syracuse, NY146k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,409/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  8. 8.Cheektowaga, NY76k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,922/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  9. 9.Saratoga Springs, NY29k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,330/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 23 mi

  10. 10.Albany, NY100k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,649/wk · commercial electricity: 18.8¢/kWh · major airport: 7 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 York?
Auburn, NY ranks first with a fit score of 75/100, followed by Schenectady (74) and North Tonawanda (72), 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.