Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:September 7, 2026

Goodfirms has reviewed 3,816 Media Buying & Planning Agencies as of September 2026 across 103 countries. The top-ranked firm is SmartSites (4.9 stars, 16 verified reviews, $100 - $149/hr, founded 2011, Jersey City). Across the category, the median hourly rate is $37, median client rating is 4.8, and 17% of firms employ 50+ members. Explore the vetted Media Buying & Planning Agencies companies below, compare their strengths, and connect with the provider best suited to your requirements.

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3,816Verified firms
$37/hrMedian hourly rate
4.8 ★Median rating
103Countries
17%Have 50+ members

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  • Whether you want to raise your profile, change perceptions or connect with your community, we have the communication solution to bring your story to life.We are proud generalists serving clients across a wide range of industries. Our clients benefit from the cross-pollination that occurs when we apply best practices and learned experience from one sector ... read Elettra Communications reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Vancouver, Canada
  • Green Dots is a strategic Web3 marketing advisory focused on distribution architecture. Over the past few years, the dynamics of Web3 marketing have changed fundamentally. The traditional model — announcement cycles supported by one-off influencer campaigns — has become increasingly inefficient. Competition for attention has intensified, audiences have become more sophisticated, and platform changes such ... read Green Dots reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2024
    Dubai, UAE

    Why Green Dots?

    • Strategy before execution
    • Narrative over noise
    • Smart audience first
  • Using AI Tools

    • ChatGPTChatGPT
    • GeminiGemini
    • PerplexityPerplexity

    Rusfet & Company is a digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), AI visibility, and performance marketing.We help businesses improve their visibility in Google, Bing, AI-powered search engines, and platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Our work combines technical SEO, content strategy, semantic optimization, digital PR, link building, local SEO, and ... read Rusfet and Company reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2007
    Tbilisi, Georgia country

    Why Rusfet and Company?

    • Over 17 Years of SEO Experience
    • SEO and GEO for AI Visibility
    • Data Driven Transparent Strategy
  • Ingenia is a digital-first marketing agency that helps brands use technology to find and connect with their clients. We create value through technology and inspired creativity, and most importantly, we deliver this with great service. It might sound cliché, but it drives everything we do. The business of building a strong brand has changed. If ... read Ingenia Agency reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    2002
    Boulder, United States
  • Using AI Tools

    • ClaudeClaude
    • GeminiGemini

    Mude has the belief that better brands create better culture. Our job is to put more of that into the world, to bring culture into the work and raise the baseline for the brands we work with.The companies we work with have something at stake. Usually moving upmarket, entering a new market, outmanoeuvring competitors, going ... read Mude reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    10 - 49
    2015
    Canberra, Australia

    Why Mude?

    • Bi-lingual services offered - English & Mandarin
    • Offices in Sydney and Canberra.
    • Award-winning team across disciplines.
  • We are a team of specialists with experience in areas such as: PR, internet marketing, SEO, social media, event organization. Our portfolio includes several dozen brands from various industries. We worked for each of them based on an individually selected analysis and strategy of activities. We are known and appreciated for professionalism, professional approach and ... read FlyPR reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2010
    Wroclaw, Poland
  • Brandmint is a content-first advertising and digital marketing agency that focuses on helping businesses grow through strategic storytelling and performance-driven campaigns. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, the company specializes in creating integrated marketing ecosystems that combine content creation, paid advertising, and brand strategy to drive measurable results. The agency offers a ... read Brandmint reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2014
    Rochester, United States
  • redpepper is a creative agency and Innovation Lab. We started evolving in this direction years ago, when agencies everywhere were trying to understand how to keep up with changing technology. This was our way of diversifying. We knew the ever-changing marketing landscape was not something to try to tame, but to make friends with, and ... read redpepper reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2001
    Nashville, United States
  • Be Authentic /// Brasco /// is an award-winning creative agency that engages audiences through purposeful brand strategy, advertising campaigns, and metric-driven execution. We like to say "Be Authentic"​, a mantra that motivates our team, real relationships and develop unique brand experiences that make an impact. Armed with 10 years of client successes in a variety ... read Brasco /// reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2008
    Raleigh, United States
  • FEAST is an award-winning advertising agency in Toronto with a focus on digital marketing that delivers metrics-driven results for their clients, including CAA, SYLVANIA, Canadian Tire and Kitchen Stuff Plus. A boutique agency with some hefty creative aptitude, FEAST continually leads the ever-changing advertising landscape through contemporary creative and data-driven media strategies.

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2010
    Markham, Canada
  • Neuromedia provides technological solutions based on digital marketing and advertising, guiding MSMEs and large companies on how to use a good online strategy, creating differential value against the market.

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Cali, Colombia
  • SWIDIA is a performance marketing agency that helps modern companies grow. We bring together the best-in-class to help solve your growth bottlenecks with full-funnel testing and engaging ad creatives. This provides your brand a foundation to produce results at scale.

    NA
    10 - 49
    2018
    Chicago, United States
  • Solus Agency is a team of Blockchain & Fintech marketing enthusiasts who know how to build or promote a brand from scratch and make it one of the best in a niche. We focus on complex marketing and growth hacking strategies. Our main goal is to generate leads and build strong supportive communities around Blockchain ... read Solus Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2018
    Lviv, Ukraine
  • Voted UK's Fastest Growing Digital Agency 2016 1200+ Projects | 15 Years Experience | Amazing Team! Pixafusion was founded with a vision: to create better websites and digital solutions for businesses. Solutions that were beautiful and functional, but that above everything else delivered real results for clients. As one of Wales's fastest-growing digital marketing agencies, ... read Pixafusion Marketing Agency reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2005
    Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • TFM Digital is a marketing agency specialising in franchise and multi-location businesses. Their expertise includes strategic media planning & buying, data-driven digital marketing, creative design services, and social media management. TFM Digital helps businesses elevate their brand presence and drive growth through Traditional & Digital media, Social Media and Graphic Design Services.

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2020
    Brisbane, Australia
  • Amped Digital is a fully integrated digital marketing company who serve global brands. We strive to be known as a brand that embraces challenges and uses its expertise, know-how, and attitude to foster responsibility and trust.

    NA
    2 - 9
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Established in 2020, Halogix is a technology-driven solutions provider specializing in a comprehensive suite of services: WordPress Development, Shopify Development, Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, Web App Development, Digital Marketing, and Social Media Management. Our mission is to be the definitive partner for organizations seeking to optimize their digital footprint. Our unique value proposition ... read Halogix reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2020
    Lahore, Pakistan
  • Creative Milkshake is a performance creative agency helping brands grow through paid social. We build scroll-stopping, platform-native ads backed by structured testing, fast iteration, and clear performance strategy. Rather than producing one-off campaigns, we create creative systems designed to improve results, scale spend, and turn creative into a true growth lever.

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    2022
    Hong Kong, China

    Why Creative Milkshake?

    • Creative that scales, not just looks good
    • In-house execution with performance focus
    • Data-backed testing for real growth
  • CCOM Group is presented as an advertising and media firm with service offerings that span media planning and buying, public relations, digital strategy, social media marketing and video production. The company profile also lists multiple advertising formats, including connected TV/OTT, broadcast, out-of-home, print, programmatic and radio. The supplied evidence consists of these service categories without ... read CCOM Group reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    2001
    Miami, United States
  • Dovetail solutions is a one-of-a-kind public relations, branding and positioning firm based in Denver. We specialize in strategic communications, crisis communications, issues management, media relations, social media, internal communications and our unique Strategic Community Investment. Our campaigns integrate our clients company into the communities they serve, promoting their business and leveraging their reputation. Our firm ... read Dovetail Solutions reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2005
    Denver, United States
  • Waves is founded in Toronto and has offices and representatives in Houston, Miami, LA, and London. We work with like-minded brands and public figures anywhere. Travel is no barrier. Global.

    NA
    2 - 9
    Mississauga, Canada
  • We work to a defined methodology, making decisions based on critical business, consumer and market insights. We combine this in-depth research with our expert industry experience to inform all aspects of any strategic recommendations. It’s a proven approach that ensures efficiency, coherence and, ultimately, success. We have experience across a multitude of channels, from out-of-home ... read SONDR reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2016
    Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Muhlert Digital GmbH is a Berlin marketing agency that delivers integrated, funnel-spanning digital advertising campaigns and experiences. The agency emphasizes a multidisciplinary team and offers programmatic and connected TV advertising, media planning and buying, performance and paid search, SEO, social media marketing, branding, ecommerce marketing and fractional CMO and digital strategy capabilities. The company profile ... read Muhlert Digital GmbH reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2012
    Berlin, Germany
  • Planted in the heart of Downtown Vancouver; we do marketing, code websites, study consumer buying behaviour, write fresh stories and help cool brands grow.Cucumber was created [in 2008] as a place for highly-motivated individuals to live their talents, have the courage to try out crazy ideas and grow personally and professionally through their 9-to-5. Whether ... read Cucumber Marketing reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2008
    Vancouver, Canada
  • We're Carat, the most progressive media agency network in the world and the world’s first media agency. We pioneered the sector and we have been redefining what media means for our clients’ business ever since.

    < $25/hr
    1,000 - 9,999
    Taipei, Taiwan
  • The Mark Agency is a full-service marketing agency established in 2006. We specialise in marketing to solve business challenges. We like to identify the current challenges of the business and how marketing will solve those challenges within a strategic and measurable framework.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Canberra, Australia
  • Decoy provides end-to-end marketing, strategy, and design solutions that mirror those offered by large in-house marketing teams. With offices in Canberra and Albury, Decoy has been trusted to represent local and national businesses since 2010. Whether you are looking to start a new venture or you have an established business, Decoy can help.

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2010
    Canberra, Australia
  • We founded Marketing and Advertising Design Group (M.A.D. Group) to make an impact on consumers in San Diego and across the country. We are advocates for better marketing practices because we don’t like the standards that prevail in our industry. Our primary purpose is to help businesses thrive that serve our communities using creative approaches ... read Marketing & Advertising Design Group reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    San Diego, United States
  • Strawberry Branding is a full service enterprise and independent creative marketing communication agency based in Hyderabad, India. Poised to serve our client’s marketing and communication aspirations, we travel that extra yard, spend a little more time in orchestrating ideas that only engage and captivate our client’s audience.

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2015
    Hyderabad, India
  • IB.Creative is a bespoke digital media agency offering: Full Video Production; Radio Production & Live Broadcast; Graphic Design; Web Design; Transcription & E-learning Design and Production. ​

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2003
    Canberra, Australia
  • That’s the journey. We call it ‘UP’. It’s the belief in rising above rather than racing ahead. To be looked up to rather than be looked at. To blaze a trail rather than follow one. Count on us as we count down. Brave brands aboard!

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2003
    Sharjah, UAE
  • Located in downtown Seattle, Hey is a place where artistry and data science work together to bring success to our clients. We use creativity and technology to build brands, drive engagement and maximize real-time relevance. Our group of content creators, digital marketing and media experts create solutions that break with convention and engage at the ... read Hey, reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2009
    Seattle, United States
  • 324 Creative Agency is the digital marketing ally you've been searching for, nestled in the heart of Plano, Texas. Our fervent dedication revolves around empowering small and mid-size businesses to thrive in the digital realm. We're your one-stop destination for comprehensive digital solutions, offering a spectrum of services tailored to your success. Our team's unwavering ... read 324 Creative Agency reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2016
    Plano, United States
  • We build brands, create compelling advertising, develop solutions for a variety of marketing needs and we’ve been around long enough to know how it’s done.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    1970
    San Antonio, United States
  • Del Mar Advertising is a full-service marketing and multimedia agency based in Las Vegas, Nevada, founded around 2009. The company focuses on delivering creative and innovative branding solutions that help businesses increase visibility, engagement, and brand loyalty. With a team of 10–50 employees, it operates in the marketing and advertising industry, serving a variety of ... read Del Mar Advertising reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2004
    Las Vegas, United States
  • Aroluxe is a fully staffed, integrated marketing agency based in Nashville, TN. Our formation was the result of a strategic merger between Ela Lux Media and Intell.io's health services division and has resulted in the rapid growth of 3 unique verticals - ProAttorney, ProHealth, and our general agency services. In addition to creating world-class brands, ... read Aroluxe reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2014
    Brentwood, United States
  • VI Marketing and Branding is a full service marketing and branding firm headquartered in Oklahoma City. Since 1989, VI has leveraged strategic marketing and branding ideas, products, processes and expertise to help companies reach a higher level of success. Our team is a unique mixture of style, personality and talent, who all share an unrelenting, ... read VI Marketing and Branding reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    50 - 249
    1989
    Oklahoma City, United States
  • We are Paradigm, not your average marketing agency. At Paradigm our job is to answer the what, why, how, where and why on the path to uncovering and executing memorable and unique moments for our clients A creative agency specialized in executing memorable campaigns with our clients’ interest at heart. We combine professional design, quality ... read Paradigm reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    Doha, Qatar
  • At 2B we focus on you, your budget and creating the creative solutions that others can’t. We consistently deliver the highest quality creative solutions without the need to charge you for services you neither need nor want.2B is firmly established as one of Canberra’s leading providers of advertising and design services. We are a locally ... read 2B reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2005
    Canberra, Australia
  • Marketing agency specializing in Media Buying, Digital Content and Artificial Intelligence. We connect people with brands in the most intelligent and meaningful way.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2018
    Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Advantage Media & Digital, LLC is a full service advertising agency based in Columbus, Ohio. We provide media buying, planning, research, creative. Advantage Media & Digital provides a turn-key marketing campaign including TV, Radio, Print and Digital, along with creative including TV and Radio production, graphic design and photography.

    NA
    2 - 9
    2000
    Westerville, United States
  • Robert Berning Productions, Inc. worked out of a modest New Orleans French Quarter walk up. Now, 40 years later, we are still in the New Orleans metropolitan area and have evolved into a complete communications and production company, Berning Marketing & Production. During the past 40 years, we have produced award-winning national, regional and local ... read Berning Marketing reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    1975
    New Orleans, United States
  • MPH Marketing Solutions is a full-service digital and traditional advertising agency. As specialists in website design, social media, video and digital marketing we help clients throughout Metro-Detroit and all over the US. Headquartered in Berkley, Michigan and we offer the hands on attention of a boutique firm with the scale of a mega agency and ... read MHP Marketing Solutions reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Berkley, United States
  • SINCE OPENING IN 1990, THE AGENCY HAS EVOLVED AND ADAPTED TO THE CHANGING MEDIA MARKET AND NOW HAS BECOME “MEDIA AGNOSTIC”, UTILIZING TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA AS TOOLS IN COMMUNICATING TO BUSIER AND MORE WIRED CONSUMERS.ELKINS ADVERTISING PERENNIALLY APPEARS ON THE SAN JOSE/SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL LIST OF THE 25 LARGEST ADVERTISING AGENCIES IN SANTA ... read Elkins Advertising reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    1990
    San Jose, United States
  • With backgrounds in architecture, eCommerce, graphic design, strategy and professional paper plane throwing (true story), along with what seems like a lifetime in advertising, Nectar & Co was established in 2014 with the firm belief that less is more, creativity is paramount and work should be fun. We’re proud of keeping things simple, starting conversations ... read Nectar reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2014
    Sydney, Australia
  • WE ARE A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WITH COMBINED EXPERTISE IN MARKETING, PRODUCTION, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN. SNXP Studio features a team of highly experienced and creative talents in marketing, photography, videography, and graphic design capable of fulfilling your visual & marketing needs. We provide a wide range of services in the fields of photos, videos, content ... read SNXP Studio reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2022
    Denpasar, Indonesia
  • We are a top Marketing and Communication agency operating in Kenya and East Africa region. We provide the best Marketing and Communication agency services around; Marketing strategy, Creative, Advertising, Digital, Public relations, Experiential, Events, Activation, Branding, Merchandising and Production. We do marketing for Small and Media Enterprises (SMEs) and leading global brands. Please visit https://aquilaeastafrica.co.ke/ ... read Aquila East Africa reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • JonJon Media is a versatile video production and digital advertising company that creates compelling content and bespoke ad buying aimed at driving full-funnel sales. Our primary service offerings are Video, Video + Ads, and Large-Scale Productions. Both our Video and Large-Scale Productions are fully customizable and scalable, tailored to meet unique client needs. Video + ... read JonJon Media reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    2020
    Minneapolis, United States

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Algorithm at a glance
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X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
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Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
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Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
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Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
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Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

Where the firms are.

Bubble size shows how many firms each country has; colour shows its average hourly rate. Tap any country for its firm count, average rate, rating, and Value Score.

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Average hourly rates by region.

Where you hire affects what you pay by up to 3×. Comparable quality is available across regions - the rate gap between the priciest and cheapest is the single biggest lever on a project budget.

Average hourly rate · USD

AUOceania$88/hr$88
ZAAfrica$79/hr$79
USNorth America$71/hr$71
GBWestern Europe$70/hr$70
SGAsia Pacific$69/hr$69
UAEastern Europe$58/hr$58
MXLATAM$55/hr$55
INSouth Asia$47/hr$47

What the gap actually buys you

The rate gap between the highest- and lowest-cost regions is largely a cost-of-living and labor-market gap - not a quality gap. Top-tier firms in lower-cost regions routinely deliver work competitive with premium markets at a fraction of the cost.

That said, time-zone overlap, language alignment, and IP protection vary by region. Eastern Europe and LATAM hit a sweet spot: meaningful cost savings with same-day overlap for US/EU clients.

~70%

Typical cost savings when moving a $100K/year dev contract from a premium market to a top value destination - comparable skill, comparable delivery quality.

All countries ranked by Value Score.

Every country with 100+ vetted firms in this category, ranked by Value Score.

CountryFirmsAvg RateAvg RatingValue ScoreAction
INIndia780$48/hr4.983View firms
CACanada185$69/hr577View firms
USUnited States1,273$71/hr4.775View firms
GBUnited Kingdom140$76/hr575View firms
AEUAE117$68/hr4.975View firms
INIndia
780 firms$48/hr4.9
Value Score83 / 100
CACanada
185 firms$69/hr5
Value Score77 / 100
USUnited States
1,273 firms$71/hr4.7
Value Score75 / 100
GBUnited Kingdom
140 firms$76/hr5
Value Score75 / 100
AEUAE
117 firms$68/hr4.9
Value Score75 / 100

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If you're in US (PT/ET)Recommended

Look for nearshore LATAM partners - same-day collaboration, similar time zones, and 50-60% cost savings vs domestic.

MXMexico~7h overlap
ARArgentina~6h overlap
BRBrazil~5h overlap
CACanada~8h overlap
If you're in Europe (CET/GMT)Recommended

Eastern Europe is your sweet spot - 1-2h time zone shift, EU GDPR alignment, and 40-50% lower rates than Western Europe.

PLPoland~8h overlap
UAUkraine~7h overlap
RORomania~7h overlap
ZASouth Africa~8h overlap

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Algorithm at a glance
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X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
2
Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
3
Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
4
Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
5
Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

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Countries with the best Value Score for digital marketing hiring.

Ranked by a composite score blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and median hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this list surfaces actually affordable destinations rather than just-big markets.

Budget leader
United States · $0-24/hr

187 firms in this tier - more than any other country, averaging 3.7 ★. Top picks: Pure Design Solution, Renoun Creative, Boss Creative.

Mid-tier leader
United States · $50-99/hr

186 firms in this tier - more than any other country, averaging 4.9 ★. Top picks: Corecentrix Business Solutions, Venture Aviator, Disrupt Minds.

Top tier leader
United States · $150+/hr

77 firms in this tier - more than any other country, averaging 4.7 ★. Top picks: Colormatics, Cultivating & Marketing Professionals, ArtVersion.

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Every cell in the grid above is the count of firms in (place × hourly-rate tier). Firms are placed by their published hourly rate; those without a disclosed rate are not plotted.

Top company names per cell are surfaced by Value Score - a weighted blend of affordability (50%) + rating (35%) + review volume (15%).

The "Best" ribbon marks the cell in each row where firm density, ratings, and affordability line up best - the densest, highest-quality combination.

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Value Score · per firm
ValueScore = 0.50 × Affordability
+ 0.35 × Rating
+ 0.15 × Review Volume
// All sub-scores normalized 0-100
// Affordability = (1 - rate/$200) × 100
// Rating = (rating - 3) / 2 × 100
// Volume = log10(reviews+1)/log10(200) × 100

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