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The best business locations, by kind of site

One leaderboard per kind of company site: the world's top three and each continent's, with crown and medals. Scores combine the place's own strengths (access, labour, land, clusters) with its country's business climate.

Manufacturing plant

World
  1. Saint-Henri (Quebec, 15,800 residents) 87.0
  2. 2 Prat de Llobregat, El 86.8
  3. 3 Ostwald 85.8
Europe
  1. Prat de Llobregat, El 87.1
  2. 2 Ostwald 85.9
  3. 3 Schwetzingen 84.5
Americas
  1. Saint-Henri (Quebec, 15,800 residents) 86.8
  2. 2 Warren (Michigan) 84.6
  3. 3 Montréal-Ouest 84.4
Asia-Pacific
  1. Ichihara (市原市) 85.9
  2. 2 Narashino (習志野) 84.4
  3. 3 Taman Senai 83.2

Logistics and distribution hub

World
  1. Piscataway 88.7
  2. 2 Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 87.9
  3. 3 Lünen 87.0
Europe
  1. Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 87.9
  2. 2 Lünen 87.3
  3. 3 Survilliers 85.6
Americas
  1. Piscataway 89.9
  2. 2 Iselin 86.8
  3. 3 New Brunswick 86.6
Asia-Pacific
  1. Higashi-Matsuyama (東松山) 84.5
  2. 2 Yuepu 82.7
  3. 3 Kukichūō (久喜) 82.1

Software and tech office

World
  1. Arlington (Virginia) 93.6
  2. 2 Toronto 91.2
  3. 3 Köln 90.7
Europe
  1. Köln 91.2
  2. 2 Camden 90.0
  3. 3 Utrecht 88.7
Americas
  1. Arlington (Virginia) 93.9
  2. 2 Toronto 91.5
  3. 3 San Mateo 90.3
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 89.0
  2. 2 Novena 88.2
  3. 3 Victoria 86.7

Shared-service and back-office centre

World
  1. Arlington (Virginia) 87.8
  2. 2 Woodlands 87.4
  3. 3 Epsom and Ewell 86.9
Europe
  1. Epsom and Ewell 87.5
  2. 2 Köln 85.8
  3. 3 Zwijndrecht 85.7
Americas
  1. Arlington (Virginia) 88.1
  2. 2 Toronto 86.7
  3. 3 Westpark 86.2
Asia-Pacific
  1. Woodlands 87.3
  2. 2 Tin Shui Wai (天水圍) 85.2
  3. 3 Gunpo (군포) 84.8

Research and life-science lab

World
  1. San Mateo 96.6
  2. 2 Oakland (California) 93.1
  3. 3 Toronto 92.8
Europe
  1. Köln 91.4
  2. 2 Camden 90.6
  3. 3 Madrid 89.7
Americas
  1. San Mateo 96.6
  2. 2 Oakland (California) 93.1
  3. 3 Toronto 92.8
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 90.0
  2. 2 Novena 89.1
  3. 3 Hong Kong Island (香港島) 86.5

Regional headquarters

World
  1. Englewood (New Jersey) 90.2
  2. 2 Fort Lee (New Jersey) 87.4
  3. 3 Camden 86.3
Europe
  1. Camden 88.0
  2. 2 Helmond 86.4
  3. 3 Köln 85.9
Americas
  1. Englewood (New Jersey) 89.9
  2. 2 Fort Lee (New Jersey) 86.9
  3. 3 Toronto 86.0
Asia-Pacific
  1. Yuen Long San Hui (元朗) 85.5
  2. 2 Suginami (杉並) 84.2
  3. 3 Woodlands 83.6

Port-based industry and trade

World
  1. Port Arthur 84.2
  2. 2 Saint-Fons 83.4
  3. 3 Bukit Merah Estate 83.3
Europe
  1. Saint-Fons 83.9
  2. 2 Dunkerque 82.4
  3. 3 Vénissieux 81.6
Americas
  1. Port Arthur 84.0
  2. 2 Corpus Christi 82.8
  3. 3 Deer Park (Texas) 81.5
Asia-Pacific
  1. Bukit Merah Estate 83.1
  2. 2 Queenstown Estate 80.9
  3. 3 Telok Blangah 80.9

Energy-intensive production

World
  1. Corpus Christi 85.7
  2. 2 Salou 84.5
  3. 3 Pierre-Bénite 84.4
Europe
  1. Salou 84.7
  2. 2 Pierre-Bénite 84.7
  3. 3 Feyzin 84.2
Americas
  1. Corpus Christi 85.5
  2. 2 Jacinto City 81.6
  3. 3 Galena Park 80.1
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tōkai (東海, Aichi) 80.4
  2. 2 Toyoda (豊田, Mie) 79.7
  3. 3 Haifa (חיפה) 78.6

Data centre

World
  1. Oberhausbergen 88.1
  2. 2 Sakura (佐倉市, Chiba) 87.5
  3. 3 Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 86.7
Europe
  1. Oberhausbergen 88.4
  2. 2 Lidingö 86.0
  3. 3 Vendenheim 85.8
Americas
  1. Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 86.3
  2. 2 Falcon Heights 85.8
  3. 3 Dollard-Des Ormeaux 84.0
Asia-Pacific
  1. Sakura (佐倉市, Chiba) 87.5
  2. 2 Yachiyo (八千代市, Chiba) 84.9
  3. 3 Xinglongshan 83.7

Pharma and medtech production

World
  1. San Mateo 95.7
  2. 2 Montréal 93.1
  3. 3 East Cambridge 93.1
Europe
  1. Zürich 91.7
  2. 2 München 91.6
  3. 3 Sestao 90.2
Americas
  1. San Mateo 95.7
  2. 2 Montréal 93.1
  3. 3 East Cambridge 93.1
Asia-Pacific
  1. Kawasaki (川崎市, Kanagawa) 89.3
  2. 2 Rochor 89.3
  3. 3 Seoul (서울시) 86.2

Food and beverage processing

World
  1. Narashino (習志野) 85.4
  2. 2 Spelthorne 83.7
  3. 3 Krefeld 83.6
Europe
  1. Spelthorne 84.3
  2. 2 Krefeld 84.2
  3. 3 Moers 83.5
Americas
  1. Saint-Henri (Quebec, 15,800 residents) 83.0
  2. 2 Morton Grove 82.2
  3. 3 Dorval 81.8
Asia-Pacific
  1. Narashino (習志野) 85.2
  2. 2 Kukichūō (久喜) 82.8
  3. 3 Shōbu (菖蒲) 81.6

E-commerce fulfilment centre

World
  1. Piscataway 85.6
  2. 2 Tigery 84.7
  3. 3 Spelthorne 84.7
Europe
  1. Spelthorne 85.8
  2. 2 Tigery 85.7
  3. 3 Krefeld 84.4
Americas
  1. Piscataway 85.6
  2. 2 Iselin 82.1
  3. 3 New Brunswick 82.0
Asia-Pacific
  1. Shōbu (菖蒲) 83.5
  2. 2 Kukichūō (久喜) 82.6
  3. 3 Narashino (習志野) 82.0

Contact centre

World
  1. Toronto 88.4
  2. 2 Tokyo (東京) 88.3
  3. 3 Alcobendas 87.2
Europe
  1. Alcobendas 87.2
  2. 2 Köln 86.6
  3. 3 Sèvres 86.5
Americas
  1. Toronto 88.4
  2. 2 Minneapolis (Minnesota) 86.6
  3. 3 Etobicoke 85.0
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 88.3
  2. 2 Shanghai 86.0
  3. 3 Yokohama (横浜市, Kanagawa) 85.1

Financial services office

World
  1. Rüschlikon 92.7
  2. 2 Dorchester (Massachusetts) 91.9
  3. 3 Bukit Merah Estate 91.3
Europe
  1. Rüschlikon 92.7
  2. 2 München 90.1
  3. 3 Erlenbach (ZH) 89.9
Americas
  1. Dorchester (Massachusetts) 91.9
  2. 2 Brighton (Massachusetts) 89.7
  3. 3 Jamaica Plain 88.6
Asia-Pacific
  1. Bukit Merah Estate 91.3
  2. 2 Victoria 89.0
  3. 3 Kembangan 88.3

Semiconductor and electronics plant

World
  1. Medford (Massachusetts) 95.2
  2. 2 Ten Hills (Massachusetts) 92.8
  3. 3 Montréal 92.1
Europe
  1. Krefeld 91.6
  2. 2 Schiltigheim 90.3
  3. 3 Liverpool 88.9
Americas
  1. Medford (Massachusetts) 95.0
  2. 2 Ten Hills (Massachusetts) 92.5
  3. 3 Montréal 91.9
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 89.3
  2. 2 Bukit Merah Estate 87.4
  3. 3 Nakano (中野, Tokyo) 86.4

Automotive plant or supplier

World
  1. Tokyo (東京) 87.0
  2. 2 Nakano (中野, Tokyo) 84.9
  3. 3 Minhang 84.3
Europe
  1. Gelsenkirchen 83.9
  2. 2 Lochristi 83.5
  3. 3 Saint-Mandé 83.3
Americas
  1. Le Sud-Ouest 83.4
  2. 2 Detroit (Michigan) 83.1
  3. 3 Morton Grove 81.9
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 86.0
  2. 2 Minhang 84.2
  3. 3 Nakano (中野, Tokyo) 83.9

Aerospace and defence site

World
  1. Fort Lauderdale 95.0
  2. 2 Montréal 91.6
  3. 3 Houston (Texas) 91.1
Europe
  1. Krefeld 90.9
  2. 2 Liverpool 88.5
  3. 3 Schiltigheim 88.4
Americas
  1. Fort Lauderdale 95.0
  2. 2 Montréal 91.3
  3. 3 Houston (Texas) 91.1
Asia-Pacific
  1. Bukit Merah Estate 88.2
  2. 2 Tokyo (東京) 87.0
  3. 3 Novena 84.4

Battery and clean-tech plant

World
  1. Yatomi (弥富) 85.3
  2. 2 Freyming-Merlebach 85.0
  3. 3 Krefeld 83.5
Europe
  1. Freyming-Merlebach 85.2
  2. 2 Hombourg-Haut 83.6
  3. 3 Krefeld 83.5
Americas
  1. Dorval 77.9
  2. 2 Morton Grove 77.2
  3. 3 Pasadena (Texas) 77.1
Asia-Pacific
  1. Yatomi (弥富) 84.8
  2. 2 Kuwana (桑名市) 81.9
  3. 3 Aisai 81.6

Film, media and games studio

World
  1. New York City 97.2
  2. 2 Manhattan (New York) 93.8
  3. 3 Toronto 93.2
Europe
  1. München 91.7
  2. 2 Camden 90.4
  3. 3 Madrid 90.1
Americas
  1. New York City 97.2
  2. 2 Manhattan (New York) 93.8
  3. 3 Toronto 93.2
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 90.9
  2. 2 Bukit Merah Estate 89.4
  3. 3 Osaka (大阪市) 87.2

Private clinic or hospital

World
  1. Tokyo (東京) 88.7
  2. 2 Nakano (中野, Tokyo) 86.4
  3. 3 Yonkers 86.4
Europe
  1. Westminster 86.5
  2. 2 Wesseling 85.8
  3. 3 Chelles 85.0
Americas
  1. Mississauga 86.2
  2. 2 Yonkers 86.2
  3. 3 New Rochelle 84.1
Asia-Pacific
  1. Tokyo (東京) 88.3
  2. 2 Nakano (中野, Tokyo) 86.1
  3. 3 Suwon (수원시) 85.2

Scores 0–100; method on the method page. Nestlyzer scores each measure 0–100 between the 5th and 95th percentile of the countries it covers. How the method works.