When does a metro become midsized or large?

[SFBruin]

Originally Posted by biguc

Metros turn over to midsized somewhere around 350k. A this point they become large enough to support both a growing city centre and other nodes. Higher-order transit starts making sense. Culturally interesting things start happening.

I'll be honest: I've never lived in a metro smaller than about 4M (Seattle is the smallest metro I've lived in).

I have no idea what living in a smaller city, like Bellingham or Portland (Maine) is like.