1. A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method comprises: determining, by a plurality of DSN units, to perform a DSN level task for a range of DSN addresses; executing, by each of the plurality of DSN units, a scoring function using one or more properties of the range of DSN addresses and one or more properties of each of the plurality of DSN units to produce a scoring resultant; identifying a DSN unit of the plurality of DSN units to execute the DSN level task based on the scoring resultant; and executing, by the identified DSN unit, the DSN level task for the range of DSN addresses.