It's the same here. The pride of ownership shows here and there, then you'll have someone living on 100 acres they inherited, with opaque plastic over broken windows, broken siding all over the house, faded paint everywhere. The yards filled with trash and debris, inoperable vehicles left where they died, grass and weeds overgrown and pastures and fields returning to nature. The lack of care magnified by the pride shown on either side.
They either don't have, or don't enforce laws to prevent this type of behavior. When I was still working in VA, I spent nearly three years enforcing Zoning laws before returning to patrol. The neighborhoods appreciated us. It kept property values high, prevented rat/vermin infestation, and reduced vandalism. NOT like HOA rules, but limited trash and debris, hoarding, inoperable vehicles, etc. You could have an inoperable vehicle, but it had to be covered, or stored out of view in a side or rear yard.