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Ranked · Distribution node · Ohio

Best cities to run distribution in Ohio

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.Troy, OH27k residents

    70/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,106/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  2. 2.Springfield, OH58k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,024/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 22 mi

  3. 3.Lancaster, OH41k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,071/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 24 mi

  4. 4.Mansfield, OH48k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,016/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 56 mi

  5. 5.Marion, OH36k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,081/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 43 mi

  6. 6.Lorain, OH65k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 17 mi

  7. 7.Elyria, OH53k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  8. 8.North Ridgeville, OH37k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,116/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 8 mi

  9. 9.Brunswick, OH35k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,160/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  10. 10.Lima, OH35k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,136/wk · commercial electricity: 10.7¢/kWh · major airport: 54 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 Ohio?
Troy, OH ranks first with a fit score of 70/100, followed by Springfield (69) and Lancaster (66), 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.