I’m on 12 acres at the top of a hill in Wisconsin, and I never have to rake leaves. They all blow away. I also go through 2-3 flags per year, thanks to the wind and weather. If I were ever to move, I’d have to look for another windswept location, as I’m too old and out of practice raking leaves.
When I lived in WA state, I had Western Red Maple leaves that were as large as a dinner plate. When they got wet (which was all the time out there), they stuck hard to anything they touched. They could do serious damage to your lawn.
It seems to me we get all our neighbors leaves plus ours.LOl
Hubby almost always just leaves them. If weather permits, he runs the lawn mower over the yard. Tells me it’s the organic way - no lawnmowers or raking in nature.LOL
So he’s against raking leaves entirely. Except in the spring, now he does rake them up in a pile surrounded by chicken wire for compost/mulch.