Poco X3 NFC
I got the 64/6 variant for ~$130. I mainly love the good custom ROM support. Has IR blaster, SD card, and headphone jack. Good camera especially with gcam. Great battery life.
Stock MIUI sucks so you really should have a custom ROM. US cell coverage isn't great.
Check this out: https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds He makes custom builds of WSA including ones with Google apps and removed Amazon stuff. Also has a nice guide for installing.