I've always done it myself because it was therapeutic. However, it could be a pain. When I lived in Snyder, before the October storm killed many of the trees, it would take 2 hours to rake the leaves. It was not a big lot of land.
Now I live with my GF in a neighborhood in Glenwood across from KB. There are so many trees that 85% of the people don't even bother with lawn care. Thank God my GF is one of them lol.