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Ranked · Distribution node · Oregon

Best cities to run distribution in Oregon

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.Salem, OR179k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,044/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 49 mi

  2. 2.Grants Pass, OR39k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $989/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 25 mi

  3. 3.Newberg, OR26k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,102/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 26 mi

  4. 4.Medford, OR86k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,156/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 4 mi

  5. 5.McMinnville, OR35k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,102/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 39 mi

  6. 6.Albany, OR57k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,145/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 36 mi

  7. 7.Springfield, OR61k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,188/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  8. 8.Eugene, OR180k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,188/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  9. 9.Corvallis, OR60k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,344/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 33 mi

  10. 10.Aloha, OR52k residents

    57/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,418/wk · commercial electricity: 10.1¢/kWh · major airport: 15 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 Oregon?
Salem, OR ranks first with a fit score of 71/100, followed by Grants Pass (69) and Newberg (67), 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.