Seattle is large by the metric of population (it's the 18th most populous city in the US). San Francisco actually has smaller land area, and higher population -

Seattle is large by the metric of population (it's the 18th most populous city in the US). San Francisco actually has smaller land area, and higher population - but I definitely consider San Francisco to be a large city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b...