United States — Regional Market index
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@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC keynote: false last_edited: 2026-06-29 last_edited: 2026-07-11 editor: woodfine-editorial short_description: "Ranked index of US regional commercial real estate markets meeting co-location screening thresholds across all major census regions." paired_with: markets/atlas-united-states.es.md --- The **United States regional market index** ranks US cities and metropolitan statistical areas outside major-metro central business districts that meet the population, disposable areas outside major-metro central business districts. Each meets the population, disposable income, and retail infrastructure thresholds established by the [[about-regional-markets-system|co-location regional market framework]]. The United States contains the highest concentration of qualifying regional markets in the [[atlas-top-600-north-america|TOP600 North America]] index: the country's regional markets in the [[atlas-top-600-north-america|TOP600 North America]] index. The country's size and economic geography produce hundreds of metropolitan areas in the 50,000–500,000 population range with high disposable income and established power centre investment. @@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ The United States regional commercial real estate market is characterised by pro regional income variation, deep national retail penetration, and a well-developed suburban power centre format that provides consistent site infrastructure across most qualifying markets. Unlike Canada and European comparables, the US market operates without federal land-use planning constraints, resulting in uniform power centre development across income-qualified planning constraints. The result is uniform power centre development across income-qualified markets in all fifty states. The primary screening signals — Costco warehouse clubs, Home Depot and Lowe's home-improvement stores, Walmart and Target general merchandise superstores — are present in virtually every US market above 80,000 population that clears the household income threshold, providing a consistent and reliable income signal. market above 80,000 population that clears the household income threshold. Their presence provides a consistent and reliable income signal. ## Census region coverage