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Ranked · Distribution node · Washington

Best cities to run distribution in Washington

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.Pullman, WA32k residents

    68/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,317/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 63 mi

  2. 2.Spokane, WA230k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,324/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  3. 3.Vancouver, WA195k residents

    62/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,451/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  4. 4.Burien, WA52k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,916/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  5. 5.Bremerton, WA45k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,420/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 18 mi

  6. 6.SeaTac, WA32k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,916/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: < 3 mi

  7. 7.Orchards, WA29k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,916/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 8 mi

  8. 8.Camas, WA27k residents

    61/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,451/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 9 mi

  9. 9.Spokane Valley, WA106k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,916/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 14 mi

  10. 10.Longview, WA38k residents

    60/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,347/wk · commercial electricity: 10.0¢/kWh · major airport: 43 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 Washington?
Pullman, WA ranks first with a fit score of 68/100, followed by Spokane (63) and Vancouver (62), 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.