Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 04, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0000746514
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		99,928
Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,735