Depends on where you work. My wife and I used to live in Carlsbad where rents would be about $1800 /mo right now I’d guess. We had to pay trash, water, and sewer there and then drive for almost an hour each way to and from work.
Now we’re in Carmel Valley and rent for just over $2000 (3 br, 2.5 bath, 2 car attached) (a larger and nicer neighbors place is renting for $2300 so I’d guess the rent’s fair for the area), but we don’t pay Water/Trash/Sewer (HOA pays this), so that saves us $80. Also, we figured that we save about $200 a month in gas because we’re so close to work (12 minutes with traffic, 10 mins without), so you get what you pay for as far as location goes. I know $2000 sounds like alot more, but when you count in gas, and commute time, that can make the difference up quickly.