Then there is the be nice approach.
All six families be as nice as apple pie. Include the new folks on everything. Show them just how nice it is to be on a short street with conservative folks.
Let them throw a few insults around, reply with "I'm sorry you feel that way" and then cold shoulder them.
Everybody on the street having a bang up party in the backyard next door - and they are not invited. Just keep the music at a reasonable level so they don't have an excuse to call the cops.
