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Haven't been able to find an answer to this after searching, but a very basic question.

What markets are considered primary and which ones are secondary? Is there such a thing as "tertiary"? Obviously NYC is primary, but what about DC/Chicago/LA/SF/Boston/etc? Not looking for every city in the country, obviously, but curious about the major ones.

Anonymous User wrote:Haven't been able to find an answer to this after searching, but a very basic question.

What markets are considered primary and which ones are secondary? Is there such a thing as "tertiary"? Obviously NYC is primary, but what about DC/Chicago/LA/SF/Boston/etc? Not looking for every city in the country, obviously, but curious about the major ones.

I think all the cities you listed are "primary," and I'd probably add Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Philly, although some might consider those to be secondary. Not all primary markets are created equal, which makes the distinction between primary and secondary not super meaningful. To me, secondary markets would be like Miami, Charlotte, St. Louis, Seattle, etc.