In 2021 Midland was designated as an International City of Peace. Midland earned a Keep America Beautiful President's Circle Award in 2020. In 2019 Midland was ranked second in nation with least property crime by reviews.org. In 2019, the Walton Family Foundation ranked Midland as the 3rd most dynamic metropolitan city in the country. In 2018, the Securitychoice.com ranked Midland number 4 as safest city to retire. In 2018, Business Insider ranked Midland as the most boring city to live in Michigan. In 2016, the American in Bloom Symposium awarded Midland a first place in the 30,000-50,000 population category for its beautification efforts. In 2016, Midland was designated as a Safe Community by the National Safety Council's Safe Communities America program, the 19th city in the country to receive this designation. In 2016, Bestplacesnow ranked Midland as the second best place to live in Michigan. In 2015, Livability ranked Midland as one of top 100 best places to live. In 2014, CNNMoney ranked Midland County as one of eight places Where the middle class thrives. The Movoto Real Estate Blog has ranked Midland as the number one city in Michigan. See a Yahoo writeup for more information. Headlight Data ranked Midland as one of top 4 small metro cities in country for wage growth. In 2013, the City-County Communications Association gave Midland an Award of Excellence for its Citizens Academy in its Savvy Competition contest. NeighborhoodScout ranked it as one of the 100 Safest Cities in the U.S. Movoto rated Midland as the Best City in Michigan. In 2010, the Midland area was ranked 3rd in Top Metro Areas (under 200,000 population) in nation for "Economic Growth Potential" by Business Facilities Magazine. It was also ranked 3rd as "Alternative Energy Industry Leaders". Forbes Magazine ranked it as one of the four best small cities to raise a family. In 2009, it was named "America's Best Tennis Town" by the United States Tennis Association. The League of American Bicyclists has given Midland a Bronze rating as a Bike Friendly Community. In 2008, it was ranked 11th in a study of top micropolitan "dream towns" in the US by bizjournals. For several years America's Promise Alliance has ranked it in the 100 Best Communities for Young People. In 2007, American Music Conference ranked it as one of Best 100 Communities for Music Education. For several years, the University of Michigan-Dearborn iLabs eCities research has given Midland a 5-star rating for developing a positive entrepreneurial climate. For over 20 years, the Arbor Day Foundation has noted Midland as a Tree City. For steps to take in case of emergency check do 1 thing.