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Ranked · Distribution node · Virginia

Best cities to run distribution in Virginia

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.Petersburg, VA34k residents

    77/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,062/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 21 mi

  2. 2.Fairfax, VA25k residents

    73/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,345/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 10 mi

  3. 3.Hampton, VA138k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,080/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  4. 4.Mechanicsville, VA39k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,157/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 8 mi

  5. 5.Winchester, VA28k residents

    69/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,243/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 42 mi

  6. 6.Suffolk, VA99k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,173/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 20 mi

  7. 7.Portsmouth, VA97k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,351/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  8. 8.Virginia Beach, VA456k residents

    67/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,154/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 13 mi

  9. 9.Chesapeake, VA253k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,161/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 12 mi

  10. 10.Danville, VA42k residents

    66/100

    avg. weekly wage: $993/wk · commercial electricity: 8.7¢/kWh · major airport: 46 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 Virginia?
Petersburg, VA ranks first with a fit score of 77/100, followed by Fairfax (73) and Hampton (72), 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.