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<LEGEND>
     Financial Data Schedule for Capital Senior Living Corporation
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        Capital Senior Living Corporation
<MULTIPLIER>                    1,000
<CURRENCY>                      U.S. Dollar

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                  APR-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                    JUN-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                 1
<CASH>                          33,250
<SECURITIES>                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                   10,225
<ALLOWANCES>                    (2,258)
<INVENTORY>                     0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                50,867
<PP&E>                          117,207
<DEPRECIATION>                  (13,611)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                  225,792
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>           8,177
<BONDS>                         0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>           0
<PREFERRED>                     0
<COMMON>                        0
<OTHER-SE>                      112,333
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>    225,792
<SALES>                         0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                13,786
<CGS>                           0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                   9,259
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                389
<LOSS-PROVISION>                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>              2,011
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 2,127
<INCOME-TAX>                    815
<INCOME-CONTINUING>             0
<DISCONTINUED>                  0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                 0
<CHANGES>                       0
<NET-INCOME>                    1,312
<EPS-BASIC>                     0
<EPS-DILUTED>                   0