<ARTICLE>                         5
<LEGEND>

This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from Shelter
Properties  VI 2000 Second  Quarter  10-QSB and is  qualified in its entirety by
reference to such 10-QSB filing.



<CIK>                             0000730013
<NAME>                            Shelter Properties VI
<MULTIPLIER>                                        1,000


                                 
<PERIOD-TYPE>                     6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                    APR-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                      JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                                              1,080
<SECURITIES>                                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                                         282
<ALLOWANCES>                                            0
<INVENTORY>                                             0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                        0 
<PP&E>                                             55,829
<DEPRECIATION>                                     30,286
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                     28,628
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                   0 
<BONDS>                                            24,931
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                             0
<COMMON>                                                0
<OTHER-SE>                                          2,314
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                       28,628
<SALES>                                                 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                    5,621
<CGS>                                                   0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                           0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    5,258
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  1,159
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                         0
<INCOME-TAX>                                            0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                     0
<DISCONTINUED>                                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                         0
<CHANGES>                                               0
<NET-INCOME>                                          363
<EPS-BASIC>                                          8.48 
<EPS-DILUTED>                                           0


<F1> Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2> Multiplier is 1.