<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance sheet and statement of income and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000786622 <NAME> KRUPP INSURED PLUS LTD PARTNERSHIP <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 1,870,690 <SECURITIES> 85,954,493<F1> <RECEIVABLES> 842,582 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,482,650<F2> <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 90,150,415 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 12,985 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 89,516,608<F3> <OTHER-SE> 620,822 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 90,150,415 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 5,149,806<F4> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,353,492<F5> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,796,314 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 3,796,314 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 3,796,314 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0<F6> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F6> <FN> <F1>Includes the following investments: Participating Insured Mortgages ("PIMs") $58,900,234 & Mortgage-Backed Securities ("MBS") $27,054,259 <F2>Includes the following prepaid acquisition fees & expenses of $1,122,658 net of accumulated amortization of $4,997,850 and prepaid participating servicing of $359,992 net of accumulated amortization of $2,040,007 <F3>Represents total equity of General Partners & Limited Partners of $(195,276) and $89,711,884 <F4>Represents interest income on investments in mortgages & cash <F5>Includes $718,876 of amortization related to prepaid fees & expenses <F6>Net income allocated $113,889 to the General Partners & $3,682,425 to the Limited Partners. Average net income per unit of Limited Partners interest is $.49 on 4,500,099 units outstanding. </FN>