Saint Francis of Assisi Church

The community around Saint Francis of Assisi Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Depression: 28.5%
• Unemployment: 8.6% (3.7–13.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.1%
• Poverty Rate: 17.4% (10.7–24.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 16.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Francis of Assisi Church

• Athol-Orange Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Second Unitarian Society of Athol, MA — 0.4 mi away
• First Church Unitarian Universalist — 0.4 mi away
• Starrett Memorial Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Our Lady Immaculate Church — 0.6 mi away
• Saint Johns Episcopal Church — 0.8 mi away
• Athol Congregational Church — 1.1 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 1.6 mi away
• Athol Seventh-day Adventist Church — 2.6 mi away
• Community Church of North Orange — 3.2 mi away in Orange, MA