I have 4 acres. Lawn? 3 sq ft.
My front yard is all ground cover, and my back yard is all wild.
Little maintenance compared to the lawn obsession.
In most subdivisions around this country, a well-manicured lawn it the law and any variation on that will have the township or even worse, the HOA at your door.
I live in the third largest city in New York State. I've been cited by the city many times, and I've learned how to work the system.