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Ranked · Distribution node · Tennessee

Best cities to run distribution in Tennessee

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.Morristown, TN32k residents

    76/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,016/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 48 mi

  2. 2.Maryville, TN32k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,211/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  3. 3.Cookeville, TN36k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,006/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 66 mi

  4. 4.Lebanon, TN45k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,164/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 21 mi

  5. 5.Mount Juliet, TN42k residents

    65/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,164/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  6. 6.Clarksville, TN176k residents

    64/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,064/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 47 mi

  7. 7.Hendersonville, TN63k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,183/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  8. 8.Bartlett, TN57k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,353/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  9. 9.Cleveland, TN49k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,096/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 68 mi

  10. 10.Gallatin, TN49k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,183/wk · commercial electricity: 12.1¢/kWh · major airport: 21 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 Tennessee?
Morristown, TN ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Maryville (69) and Cookeville (68), 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.