Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Aug. 06, 2018
Entity Registrant Name	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0000746514
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		99,509
Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,633