Reddit reviews Duofold Men's Mid Weight Wicking Thermal Pant, Navy, Large

I'd go with two coats, personally. You have your regular winter coat from the lower 48 (if you have one, you say you're from the south, HA) which will do you fine through December, but I have this one heavy-ass faux suede with shearling that weighs about 10-15 pounds and it's nice and toasty with a sweater on to -40 and below (trust me, I survived Barrow) and sometimes on rare days the wind can get that cold down here. Fashion doesn't matter when it comes to the super cold. It doesn't have to be expensive, either. Also, down is your friend. You might look like a tire walking around but you'll be warm.

You're definitely gonna want some dude-tights. Army surplus cotton kind, smartwool kind, Under armor, doesn't matter, you're gonna want that underlayer, you can always take it off later if you get too warm indoors.

Gloves are a must, especially if you're gonna cold-start your plugged-in car rather than having autostart. You might want to keep a pair of light leather driving gloves in your car for when your engine is warmed up but your cab isn't. I've been driving sometimes where my bare hands would go numb from touching the cold plug, pulling the door handle open with my sleeve, and driving with my sleeves on my hands. Not fun, painful, and kind of dangerous. The cloth gloves you can get for a couple of bucks will do you okay at the beginning but you'll want to have a pair that has a shell as well (kind of like your winter coat setup)

Scarves/mufflers are optional but recommended for when you don't feel like you want ice forming in your nostrils/on your cheeks from breathing and the wind's blowing in your face or if you have cold-sensitive teeth.

Hats are a must as well to keep frostbite from your ears, and 10% of your body heat escapes from your head. Basically any covering will do there, though, even a baseball cap helps (but not your ears).

Aaand boots. People swear by bunny boots and I get it, but for the most part unless you're going to be walking a whole bunch, doing outdoor work, or what have you outside, go by temperature rating and make sure it's in the negatives. Make sure they cover your calves up to a point because you walk through snow, you're gonna sink up to your shin or even up to your hip at some point.

In link format, your jumping off points are:
Coat 1

Coat 2 if you're bad at layering or lazy

Dude tights

Gloves

Optional light gloves

Boots like these

Oh, and ice grippers to slip on your boots. We don't salt roads, so it gets really slick, especially when it rains after it snows like it did last winter.

I'm in Rochester and we get the same temperatures. I double layer with leggings, wool socks, and synthetic winter base layer shirts. I'm a huge fan of Hot Chillys and Duofold. You can find wool leggings, but they are very expensive most of the time. The low quality ones are more affordable, but the cotton/poly leggings work better for the price point. I wear a $15 coat I found at a thrift store in Washington, DC.

Also, bar mitts are a necessity. Gloves will only work so much. They function so much better when they're not having to protect your hands from the wind (which the bar mitts do), allowing your hands to retain heat.