Ranked · Distribution node · Pennsylvania
Best cities to run distribution in Pennsylvania
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.
1.Altoona, PA43k residents
67/100avg. weekly wage: $1,056/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 96 mi
2.Lebanon, PA27k residents
67/100avg. weekly wage: $1,110/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 70 mi
3.Erie, PA94k residents
64/100avg. weekly wage: $1,078/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 89 mi
4.Scranton, PA76k residents
61/100avg. weekly wage: $1,066/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 92 mi
5.York, PA45k residents
60/100avg. weekly wage: $1,251/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 54 mi
6.Chester, PA34k residents
60/100avg. weekly wage: $1,439/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi
7.Reading, PA95k residents
59/100avg. weekly wage: $1,269/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 49 mi
8.Bethlehem, PA78k residents
59/100avg. weekly wage: $1,212/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 51 mi
9.Hazleton, PA30k residents
59/100avg. weekly wage: $1,120/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 85 mi
10.Easton, PA30k residents
59/100avg. weekly wage: $1,212/wk · commercial electricity: 11.0¢/kWh · major airport: 57 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.
- Which city is best to run distribution in Pennsylvania?
- Altoona, PA ranks first with a fit score of 67/100, followed by Lebanon (67) and Erie (64), 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.