could be apples and oranges? My folks home was in a populated suburb of The capital of NY, Albany. The had water, sewer, paved roads etc. In those days Albany and the entire Capital region were thriving areas, GE still employed tens of thousands in Schenectady, Albany had the capital government workforce, there were numerus top universities from RPI, Union, Albany Medical Center, Univ of Albany and a teaching college for Albany Med and Law., etc.
The Tucson property was in a middle class neighborhood with a cul-de-sac and a park and very nice and all the streets were paved but yes it was back then nowhere near populated as it is now but it was a popular place for New Yorkers trying to get away from allergies and cold. I understand that neighborhood is now the ghetto.
The New Mexico property was quite a large house on a very large corner lot with wooden fence all around and had city services but the streets weren’t paved yet although they were within 5 years. ... And it was New Mexico... which has regressed in the last 50 years.