Yea, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Santa Cruz in that range. Here's one on Reverb:
https://reverb.com/item/602909-santa...ian-spruce-eir
There's one on eBay right now in the $2800-2900 range, but it's Mahogany.
I'd look at Martin in that price range for sure. Here's an OM-28v on Reverb for $2200:
https://reverb.com/item/576019-marti...ar-om-28v-2008
I believe a forum member has an OM-28v for sale right now, too.