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Ranked · Distribution node · North Carolina

Best cities to run distribution in North Carolina

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.Burlington, NC60k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,034/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 27 mi

  2. 2.Sanford, NC31k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,156/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi

  3. 3.Asheboro, NC28k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,024/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 29 mi

  4. 4.Thomasville, NC27k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,055/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  5. 5.Wilson, NC48k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,058/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 50 mi

  6. 6.Gastonia, NC83k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,093/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 16 mi

  7. 7.Rocky Mount, NC54k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,067/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 54 mi

  8. 8.Hickory, NC44k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,135/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 44 mi

  9. 9.Kannapolis, NC58k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 26 mi

  10. 10.Salisbury, NC36k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,172/wk · commercial electricity: 10.6¢/kWh · major airport: 40 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 North Carolina?
Burlington, NC ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Sanford (70) and Asheboro (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.