<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Shelter Properties VI 1996 1st Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by refernce to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000730013 <NAME> SHELTER PROPERTIES VI <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-1996 <CASH> 2,764,400 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 17,656 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 50,455,591 <DEPRECIATION> 21,465,313 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 34,521,586 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 27,776,492 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 5,540,957 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 34,521,586 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,467,901 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,409,366 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 633,806 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 53,862 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.26 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Partnership has an unclassified balance sheet. </FN>