many of those white nabes are people living more within their means who come from generations of folks who have been able to afford that lisfestyle for some time...

a lot of the black folks are basically the first generation who are able to even remotely afford that shit...even though fewer of them genuinely can...

so they often can't afford the same level of upkeep

DC suburbs is the perfect example...

the newer houses are cheaper but still look better than the lower class whites that are less than a mile away...

but the wither neighborhoods are holding up better because many of those folks have generations of homeowners behind them...

half the black folks i know out in these areas are like generational pioneers fleeing (or being pushed out) the more expensive (and growing) metro areas and often victims of the American dream...

and they all take care of their neighborhoods to the best of their abilities in my experience but sometimes when you get urban flight to the suburbs...sometimes they bring urban issues with them...and other times they are just more unprepared financially than their white peers