Really depends upon your power needs/wants. I know Costco sells a decent enough 1kW generator for $170. Personally I'd opt for dual fuel and get a propane tank as those tend to be quieter and smell less plus a Propane tank keeps way better than gasoline for "just in case" moments. But those are going to be considerably more.
I also should say, much like when all the air quality stuff happened due to said wildfires you might be hard pressed to find a generator in stores now. I've heard of a couple Costcos being sold out, and most of this is because Costco typically doesn't keep huge quantities of these in stock, so any rush to buy is going to empty them pretty quickly. Might want to look at Amazon if you're really curious, maybe they have something with Prime and you can get it in a day?
