Top firms ranked
15
#1 firm's city score
402
John E. Sestina and Company
Average city score
244.5
City scale — not the 0–100 national score
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8Local Focus
Ranks #1 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
5.5
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT4%
Claude15%
Perplexity50%
Gemini31%
Split between Perplexity (50%) and Gemini (31%) — 26 total mentions across 4 platforms.
8626National Leader
Ranks #2 locally and #47 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.
National rank
#47
National score
58.0/100
Avg. position here
5.3
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT36%
Claude27%
Perplexity9%
Gemini27%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 22 total mentions across 4 platforms.
02133National Leader
Ranks #3 locally and #3 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.
National rank
#3
National score
86.1/100
Avg. position here
6.0
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT0%
Claude11%
Perplexity72%
Gemini17%
Primarily visible on Perplexity (72%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 18 total mentions across 4 platforms.
1817Local Specialist
Ranks #4 here but #278 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#278
National score
48.2/100
Avg. position here
5.1
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT6%
Claude47%
Perplexity6%
Gemini41%
Split between Claude (47%) and Gemini (41%) — 17 total mentions across 4 platforms.
4238Local Specialist
Ranks #5 here but #259 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#259
National score
48.8/100
Avg. position here
5.2
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT24%
Claude12%
Perplexity18%
Gemini47%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 17 total mentions across 4 platforms.
20140Local Focus
Ranks #6 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
3.6
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT13%
Claude0%
Perplexity88%
Gemini0%
Perplexity drives 88% of this firm's AI visibility in this city — 16 total mentions across 4 platforms.
20122Local Focus
Ranks #7 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
5.3
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT13%
Claude0%
Perplexity75%
Gemini13%
Primarily visible on Perplexity (75%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 16 total mentions across 4 platforms.
2148Local Focus
Ranks #8 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
5.1
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT13%
Claude7%
Perplexity27%
Gemini53%
Mixed visibility across platforms — 15 total mentions across 4 platforms.
11102Local Focus
Ranks #9 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
3.0
Excellent — typically in the top 3 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT7%
Claude7%
Perplexity71%
Gemini14%
Primarily visible on Perplexity (71%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 14 total mentions across 4 platforms.
13010Local Focus
Ranks #10 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
5.2
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT7%
Claude21%
Perplexity0%
Gemini71%
Primarily visible on Gemini (71%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 14 total mentions across 4 platforms.
1444Consistent Performer
Ranks #11 locally and #1 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.
National rank
#1
National score
89.7/100
Avg. position here
6.9
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT8%
Claude31%
Perplexity31%
Gemini31%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 13 total mentions across 4 platforms.
1525Local Focus
Ranks #12 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
7.2
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT8%
Claude38%
Perplexity15%
Gemini38%
Mixed visibility across platforms — 13 total mentions across 4 platforms.
10110Consistent Performer
Ranks #13 locally and #13 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.
National rank
#13
National score
71.0/100
Avg. position here
5.9
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT8%
Claude0%
Perplexity92%
Gemini0%
Perplexity drives 92% of this firm's AI visibility in this city — 12 total mentions across 4 platforms.
3413Local Focus
Ranks #14 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
5.7
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT27%
Claude36%
Perplexity9%
Gemini27%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 11 total mentions across 4 platforms.
2207Local Focus
Ranks #15 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
6.5
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT18%
Claude18%
Perplexity0%
Gemini64%
Primarily visible on Gemini (64%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 11 total mentions across 4 platforms.
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This is independent research, not investment advice or an endorsement. Scores measure how often and how prominently AI assistants surface a firm as of September 15, 2026 — not its competence, credentials, performance, or fit for any client. Rankings reflect clean, non-personalized queries and may differ from what any individual user sees. AdvisorFinder is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Perplexity; their names and logos identify the tools we test.
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