wifi priority on macos 13.0

Hello Mark-In-STL,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

We want to help keep your Mac connected to the strongest network connection.

This explains that macOS should take care of this without having to worry about which network you're using:

"When your iOS or iPadOS device or your Mac with macOS Ventura or later evaluates service set identifiers (SSIDs) and determines which network to auto-join, it tries to connect to networks in this order:

1. Your "most preferred" network
2. Known networks are scored based on your actions. If you manually switch to a network, its score increases. If you manually disconnect from a network, its score decreases. The "most preferred" network is the network with the highest score."

This Apple Support page has the full details: How iOS, iPadOS, and macOS decide which wireless network to auto-join - Apple Support

We hope this helps to answer your question and explain how macOS chooses the best Wi-Fi network to use depending on your location and signal strength.

Cheers!

I get the theory, but in practice it doesn't work reliably. Typical case of overengeneering and thinking users are too dumb

This is the dumbest thing I ever heard of. Right along with HomePods using iCloud data to decide which network to get on.

Then have a few suggestions ;

Get Support Choose a product and we’ll find you the best solution.Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues . 

Perhaps they will listen to this " Typical case of overengeneering and thinking users are too dumb " query and offer insights.

Product Feedback - Apple and make it known to Apple regarding this ongoing issue 

Oh and by the way " How do I set wifi priority for my connections under MACOS 13.0? "

The current stable version has been updated to Ventura 13.1 since Dec 13, 2022

Appropriate links below

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support (CA)

About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.1 - Apple Support (CA)