Relocating to Alexandria

My girlfriend and I are looking to relocate from Chicago. We both work from home and want to live somewhere that’s more lowkey, has nice nature, better weather and has a major airport close by.

We recently visited Alexandria and found it be perfect for our speed and now are looking to relocate there. It’s a perfect mix of a mall town, quiet (compared to Chicago), walkable but still very close and accessible to major cities (DC, Baltimore, Philly, NY). Most importantly, the weather seems to be more mild in the winter (I lived in the Midwest my whole life and am TIRED of Chicago winters)

Other than that it’s more expensive, what pros and cons am I missing about moving to Alexandria/Nova from Chicago? Are there any other areas in Nova we should check out that are similar?