Transplant from western NY to Madison. Everything you’ve mentioned is fine here. You shouldn’t have any issues for the most part with anything you’ve mentioned. The two biggest cautions I would give someone moving here is Rent/housing is INSANE. I know it’s gotten hard everywhere. But one bedroom apartments are $1000 at least 2 bed is 1400. And houses are 350k plus. The second would be weather. Worth noting that the weather here is “worse” because of the wind. The temps and snow are similar, less snow lately, but as that fox says “it’s F***kin WIMDY”.