Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 05, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	NEW ENGLAND REALTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0000746514
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 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	Q1
Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		99,939
Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,735